Republicans narrowly retain control of House of Representatives
With this victory, Trump’s party controls the executive, legislative and judicial powers. The president-elect met with House Republicans and joked about serving a third term
With this victory, Trump’s party controls the executive, legislative and judicial powers. The president-elect met with House Republicans and joked about serving a third term
The breakdown in negotiations between Columbia administrators and student representatives has exacerbated a phenomenon sweeping higher education centers in the United States
The Republican official called for the resignation of university president Nemat Shafik ‘if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos’ and did not rule out bringing in the National Guard
The Covenant Eyes application, used by hard-right Republicans, turns personal online search history into a confessional
Deputies will vote this Saturday on four bills, including assistance to Kiev, after Democrats joined moderate Republicans on a motion
President Joe Biden sent a swift endorsement of the Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan and, in a rare moment, Donald Trump, who opposes most overseas aid for Ukraine, has not derailed the speaker’s work
The first article charged Mayorkas with ‘willful and systemic refusal to comply’ with immigration law. The second article charged Mayorkas with a ‘breach of trust’ for saying the border was secure
The sudden change of plans cast fresh doubts on the proceedings, the historic first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary in roughly 150 years
The Republican speaker has indicated he will attempt to push for approval of tens of billions in wartime funding for Ukraine, as well as Israel, once the House returns in April
Congress approves funding for government on a dramatic day marked by rebellion in the hard-line wing of the Republican Party
Gallagher announced he would resign his position on April 19. It will leave Republicans with a 217-213 majority in the House, meaning that they cannot afford to lose more than one vote on a party-line vote
The House is scheduled to leave town for a two-week spring recess at the end of Friday’s session, and it’s doubtful any vote on removing Johnson would be imminent
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed more than 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world who are meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany
The bill, supported by Republicans and Democrats and which now faces the Senate, would force ByteDance, the company that owns the Chinese video social network, to divest its stakes
Democrats, as the minority in the House, began gathering signatures for a ‘discharge petition’ — a seldom-successful procedural tool that can circumvent the speaker’s control over which bills come up for a vote
In his last such appearance of the current term, President Biden took the opportunity to open the new phase of the campaign for the November election
While visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, the Democratic president invited his political rival to join forces on the immigration crisis, but the Republican ex-president spoke of a ‘Biden invasion’
The renewed focus on this year’s spending bills doesn’t include the separate, $95.3 billion aid package that the Senate approved for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this month
Under the new plan, Congress would temporarily fund one set of federal agencies through March 8 and another set through March 22
The US president is also attempting to unblock aid to Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate
Washington downplays the threat: ‘We’re not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth’
The urgently needed package has been held up by infighting in Congress. It was recently approved by the Senate but faces a deep uncertainty in the House of Representatives
Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, gave no details but urged the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond
The remarks from the speaker throws the foreign aid package into serious doubt, despite its approval this week by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of Democratic and Republican senators
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted the virtual session from his home. ‘I’m in good condition, and my cancer prognosis remains excellent,’ he said
Tuesday’s vote was the second attempt to impeach the official, a move that is unlikely to prosper in the Senate
The presidential candidate’s growing influence among Republican lawmakers is causing cracks in the party, leading to a day with several lost votes