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House to vote on GOP-led push to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over border
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday will vote on a Republican-led resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border. The articles of impeachment accuse Mayorkas, [Read More…]

Should Justice Thomas recuse in 14th Amendment case because of wife’s Jan. 6 role?
In this Dec. 19, 2023, file photo, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas attend a memorial service for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the National Cathedral in [Read More…]

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary-night rally at the Grappone Conference Center, on Jan. 23, 2024, in Concord, New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Nikki Haley’s presidential [Read More…]

Senate negotiators defend bipartisan border deal under fire from House GOP
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The three senators who negotiated a bipartisan bill that would beef up border security and immigration enforcement while authorizing more assistance to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine on Monday defended the [Read More…]

‘Who the hell does he think he is?’: Biden goes after Trump’s rhetoric in Nevada
Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.) — With two days to go until Nevada’s presidential primary, President Joe Biden appears to have his sights set on November: At a get-out-the-vote rally on [Read More…]

‘This bill is even worse than we expected’: House Speaker reacts to Senate immigration proposal
US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference after the Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2024. — Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In [Read More…]

Senators unveil $118.28 billion bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration system along with Israel, Ukraine aid
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of senators has released the text of a proposal of a bill that would tie billions of dollars in new foreign aid to the first major overhaul [Read More…]

In surprise ‘SNL’ appearance, Nikki Haley jokes about Trump and her Civil War slavery controversy
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise cameo during “Saturday Night Live”‘s cold open, mocking a fictional “Donald Trump,” played by cast member James [Read More…]

JD Vance says Congress ‘should have fought over’ competing electors before certifying 2020 race
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. JD Vance on Sunday defended Donald Trump as the former president faces a litany of legal issues amid his comeback campaign for the White House. In a contentious interview with ABC [Read More…]

Jeffries criticizes House Republicans for dismissing border deal before it’s released
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized Republican colleagues who have come out against a pending bipartisan deal in the Senate to tie foreign military aid to an overhaul of immigration [Read More…]

A new bill in Georgia could criminalize bail funds, expand cash bail
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative [Read More…]

Biden attends dignified transfer of US service members killed in drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in [Read More…]

House committee subpoenas DA in Trump Georgia case over use of federal funds
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, [Read More…]

Bureau of Prisons union leader asks Biden ‘to prioritize and address’ staffing
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal [Read More…]

Pro-Palestinian protesters have tense standoff with riot police outside Biden’s campaign event in Michigan
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (DETROIT) — Pro-Palestinian protesters had a tense standoff with riot police outside U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign event near Detroit on Thursday afternoon. The standoff lasted more than 30 minutes [Read More…]

Biden to attend dignified transfer of US service members killed in drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday will attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone [Read More…]

The top threats facing the 2024 election
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2024 presidential election is likely to face a complicated array of threats, from voter manipulation to physical violence, according to a new federal assessment — and [Read More…]

Pentagon defends delay in US retaliatory strikes for drone attack
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Warning that the Middle East is facing a “dangerous moment” in time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday defended America’s seeming delay in responding to Sunday’s enemy drone attack that [Read More…]

Nikki Haley argues she won’t have to win in South Carolina to still claim a victory
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley insisted on Thursday that she won’t actually have to win in her home state in order to achieve victory there — after two huge [Read More…]

Health Secretary Becerra talks about launch of Medicare drug negotiations
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prescription drug prices have long been a back-and-forth issue between insurers and pharmaceutical companies. Those who aren’t covered by insurance are usually left with a high bill for much-needed [Read More…]