Progressive Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts is introducing a resolution, cosigned by other progressives, that would strip Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of her committee assignments for her anti-Muslim and racist comments towa…
Trump freezes 2024 Republican primary before it even begins
Donald Trump’s wait-and-see approach to the 2024 election has frozen the next Republican presidential primary before it’s even begun.
Roger Stone becomes the latest to say he’d plead the Fifth to January 6 committee
Roger Stone, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has become the latest individual subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6 to indicate he would plead the Fifth Amendment as a way to try and get out of cooperating with the …
Biden seizes the chance to make his next moves in the geopolitical chess match with China and Russia
President Joe Biden this week has confronted escalating tensions with China and Russia, testing his ability to manage antagonistic leaders and forcing other countries to pick sides.
Analysis: Meadows became the latest Trump acolyte to bow to the former President’s ire
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday became the latest Donald Trump acolyte to bow to the former President’s ire, begging out of his scheduled deposition with the House committee investigating the January 6 riot — despite having g…
Pentagon’s review of Afghanistan drawdown begins 3 months after withdrawal
Three months after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the team picked by the Defense Department to review the drawdown and the final months of America’s longest war has begun its work.
House passes bill authorizing $770 billion in Pentagon funding and setting Defense policy
The National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass piece of legislation that sets the policy agenda and authorizes almost $770 billion in funding for the Department of Defense, is set for final passage in the House of Representatives.
Mark Meadows to halt cooperation with January 6 committee
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will cease cooperation with the House select committee investigating January 6, according to a letter from his attorney to the panel, which was obtained by CNN on Tuesday.
House passes new debt ceiling plan after McConnell cuts deal with Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached an agreement to create a one-time process that would let Democrats raise the debt ceiling on their votes alone, a deal that underscores the lengths the GOP lea…
Senate confirms Biden’s pick to lead border agency
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, on Tuesday after months of confirmation setbacks that left the agency with a void at the top amid a record number of border arrests.