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Mike Johnson's speakership might be saved by House Democrats, but first he needs to lay out a plan for authorizing aid to Ukraine, various Democratic sources told CNN. Democrats would vote in masse to keep Johnson in the office if he said he would accept the Senate's $95 billion...
The first criminal trial for Donald Trump was scheduled to start on Monday. Rather, his attorneys will have the opportunity to plead for a protracted delay or possibly the dropping of the accusations. In order to address the discovery concerns that caused the trial on charges connected to hush money...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is furious about Donald Trump's candidacy and the party's current course, and she won't rule out leaving the GOP. The seasoned Alaskan Republican, who is done with the outgoing president and declared she "absolutely" would not vote for him, was one of seven Republicans who voted...
The US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be dissolved, according to an announcement by its director, Sesha Joi Moon, as part of the government spending bill that was passed on Friday. Moon stated to CNN that her department will be succeeded by the Office of Talent Management...
Former New York Representative George Santos made a significant announcement on Friday, revealing his departure from the Republican Party. Despite facing multiple federal charges and having been expelled from the House last year, Santos expressed his decision to continue his congressional bid as an independent candidate. In a social media...
GOP Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin has announced his early resignation from Congress, dealing another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and the already slim Republican majority. Confirming his resignation effective April 19, Gallagher cited family conversations leading to his decision but did not specify a reason. Navigating a Narrow Majority...
GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has initiated a motion to remove Mike Johnson from the speakership, citing dissatisfaction with the government funding bill from the House Republican Conference’s right wing. The motion, the most aggressive challenge to Johnson's leadership yet, signals a growing dissent from the conservative...
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Senate successfully passed a crucial government funding package, sidestepping the looming threat of a partial shutdown. This development brings an end to a prolonged battle that has gripped both sides of Capitol Hill for months. The legislation now heads to President...
The Department of Education disclosed on Friday a vendor's miscalculation affecting hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications, potentially prolonging the processing of aid awards and causing uncertainties for students planning their college choices for the upcoming year, cautioned financial aid experts. The latest setback compounds the challenges of this...
Republicans are divided over the idea of raising the retirement age for Social Security, sparking an internal battle within the party. Some conservatives advocate for reforms to reduce Social Security spending, proposing a gradual increase in the retirement age. They argue that this adjustment would not cut benefits and...
Stefanie Lambert, a pro-Trump lawyer, surrendered to Michigan authorities following a tumultuous week, during which she was labeled a fugitive and spent a night in jail after her arrest in Washington, DC. The surrender, confirmed by special prosecutor DJ Hilson, took place Thursday morning, with Lambert appearing in Oakland...
A $1.2 trillion federal government funding bill was released by lawmakers on Thursday, igniting a high-stakes race to enact the legislation by the end of the week, when the shutdown deadline approaches. There is uncertainty on Capitol Hill as to whether legislators will be able to approve the measure...
Following discussion of the issue in their closed-door conference meeting on Wednesday morning, House members are thinking of asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. When questioned about asking Netanyahu to address Congress, Johnson told reporters, "That's one of the things that...
Less than 270 papers that federal authorities recently gave to Donald Trump, according to Manhattan prosecutors, are fresh and pertinent to the criminal case concerning hush money payments, and there is no need to postpone the trial any longer. Additionally, Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecutors informed the judge that no...
According to three people familiar with her thinking, Fani Willis, the embattled district attorney for Fulton County, intends to move forward with her goal of putting Donald Trump on trial before the November election. She plans to ask the Georgia criminal case judge to set a trial date as...
A battle over the separation of powers between Congress and the Biden administration is intensifying between the House Judiciary Committee and two Justice Department tax prosecutors involved in the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden. Republicans have been attempting to interview these prosecutors for months. The lawsuits are now going...
According to the findings of the media's exit survey conducted in the state on Tuesday, businessman Bernie Moreno, the front-runner for the GOP Senate nomination in the Ohio primary, may have benefited from the state's Republican voters' widespread support for Donald Trump. More than seven out of ten Republican...
This week, President Joe Biden is traveling to Nevada and Arizona, two Western battleground states, to bolster his reelection campaign and secure support in crucial regions he hopes to hold against outgoing President Donald Trump in November. Biden will focus his speech on initiatives to lower housing costs and generate...
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court permitted Texas to start implementing a contentious immigration law that gives state agents the authority to detain and arrest anybody they believe is entering the US illegally. Three liberal justices of the court disagreed. A federal appeals court is currently considering legal objections to the...
Thanks in large part to the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court, Texas was allowed to impose a strict immigration rule that has been denounced by opponents as an infringement on human rights for a brief time on Tuesday. The nation's highest bench's involvement set off a day...