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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…]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says cancer diagnosis was ‘gut punch,’ instinct was keep private
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd [Read More…]
US officially blames Iran-backed group for drone strike, clearing way for retaliation
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — Is the U.S. on the brink of war [Read More…]
Defense Secretary Austin on secret hospitalization: ‘We did not handle this right’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd [Read More…]