Flanked by armed National Guard members, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Friday plans to build a base housing up to 1,800 troops in Eagle Pass, close to the riverfront area where state leaders have been at loggerheads with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Saturday, February 17, 2024
One Senate leader exited the long negotiations on border and global security with a bitterly divided caucus, as some rank-and-file clamored for his resignation. The other Senate leader ended those talks with an almost perfectly unified caucus, believing he had scored both a policy and politi…
Donald Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown - potentially heralding more volatility in how he would navigate judicial issues in a second term.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has held his position for barely four months, not long by anyone’s standards, but long enough to ask this question: Does he have any major priority other than survival?
Friday, February 16, 2024
NEW YORK — Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he does not expect the Republican-led chamber will consider President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars more aid for Ukraine before mid-March, after it debates broader spending bills.
The acting deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol was suspended on misconduct allegations Thursday and departed U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in downtown Washington, three CBP officials said.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
WASHINGTON -- The special counsel leading a criminal probe into Joe Biden's son said a former FBI informant was charged with lying about the president and Hunter Biden's involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.
LONDON - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that he preferred Joe Biden to Donald Trump but was willing to work with any U.S. president.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants an 18% cut in the number of F-35 jets the Pentagon buys next year after Congress' cap on the size of the upcoming defense budget compelled the administration to find savings, two sources familiar with the situation said.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Joe Manchin didn’t say he is running for president as a third-party candidate during an appearance in Cleveland on Thursday.
WASHINGTON — U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan plans to meet with a group of senior members of Congress after one top Republican warned publicly of an unspecified “serious national security threat.”
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Now that Democrat Tom Suozzi has officially been crowned the winner of this week’s closely watched Long Island congressional special election, analysts are sparring over what the results say about the political climate — and the race for control of Congress in the fall.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly voted to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden’s top border official, accusing him of lax policies that encouraged illegal immigration.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from a military hospital on Tuesday and will attend a Ukraine-related virtual meeting Wednesday, the Pentagon said, as the Pentagon chief struggles in the wake of prostate cancer surgery.
WASHINGTON — Democratic President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including the top Senate Republican, on Tuesday urged the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to take up a $95.34 billion military aid package for Ukraine and other allies.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to help lead the Republican National Committee, a move that would tighten his hold on the party even as the 2024 nominating contest continues.
The US Senate approved $95 billion in assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay, but the legislation still faces formidable obstacles in the House.
Monday, February 12, 2024
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels for NATO defense talks after being admitted to a military hospital for a second time this year, the Pentagon said on Monday.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States is pushing for a six-week pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza as a stepping stone toward a longer cease-fire.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold a judicial decision rejecting his claim that he is immune from being prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that without such a shield “the presidency as we know it will cease to exist.”
Sunday, February 11, 2024
A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and the billionaire a week to agree on a date and location for the interview.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was taken to a Washington, D.C., hospital on Sunday for treatment of “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” a Pentagon spokesman said.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Legislature got an unlikely shout-out earlier this month.
WASHINGTON — A narrowly divided Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, showing undiminished bipartisanship despite opposition from Republican hardliners and Donald Trump.
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah without a credible plan to ensure the safety of the roughly 1 million people sheltering there, the White House said.
PARIS — President Joe Biden and top western officials criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday after he suggested the United States might not protect NATO allies who aren’t spending enough on defense from a potential Russian invasion.
Friday, February 09, 2024
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday blasted a report from a Department of Justice special counsel that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering memory lapses, and Vice President Kamala Harris called the report “clearly politically motivated.”
Thursday, February 08, 2024
Joe Biden carelessly handled classified materials found at his home and former office after his vice presidency and shared government secrets with his ghostwriter, but that evidence was not strong enough to justify charging him with crimes, according to a long-awaited special counsel report released Thursday.
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump can be put on trial for trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, rejecting Trump’s sweeping claim of presidential immunity and moving the case one step closer to a jury.
Saturday, February 03, 2024
Former president Donald Trump is on the warpath. As the Biden administration grapples with a spiraling set of crises in the Middle East, the Republican presidential front-runner has seized on the moment to score political points. A drone attack launched by an Iran-affiliated militant group b…
WASHINGTON — As deepfake scandals continue to rock both politics and pop culture, House and Senate lawmakers are grappling with the risks of rapidly advancing technology, while also trying to capitalize on the benefits of artificial intelligence for their own internal use.
Thursday, February 01, 2024
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan negotiators in the Senate will release as early as Friday a long-sought — and politically charged — agreement to stem the flow of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up a vote next week on a bill that would also provide fresh aid to Ukraine and Israel.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing calls from some Democrats to get more assertive in its ongoing clash with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over who is in charge at the U.S-Mexico border.
WASHINGTON - A top U.S. Energy Department official will testify at Feb. 8 Senate Energy Committee hearing looking into President Joe Biden's pause on new approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the Energy Department said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized for failing to tell President Joe Biden and senior staff about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis ahead of time, adding that the health scare was a “gut punch” that had shaken him.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas vigorously defended his record Tuesday as Republicans moved forward with the process of impeaching him - which, if successful, would be the first such action against a Cabinet member in almost 150 years.
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