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Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with Senate Republicans Wednesday about his controversial Israel-only aid package in an effort to gain their support, telling them that he wants to get additional aid for Ukraine passed, but the Israel aid will likely have to move through first and […]
ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday approved a Republican-led aid package to Israel in what was the first major test of Rep. Mike Johnson’s speakership. The bill passed 226-196, with 12 Democrats voting for it and two Republicans voting against. It faces little chance of becoming law, however, with Senate Majority Leader […]
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Maine to grieve with a community reeling from a mass shooting that left 18 people dead and 13 others wounded. The Bidens arrived in Lewiston on Friday afternoon, where they met with survivors, families of the victims […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking an emergency stay of the limited gag order that the judge in his federal election interference case reinstated earlier this week. Trump requested the emergency stay from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon last month imposed a narrowly […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of the leading promoters of false 2020 election fraud claims, is facing pushback from election officials and experts after announcing the rollout of a device that he says can help keep elections secure. Lindell says the wireless monitoring device, which was formally unveiled two […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In a final push ahead of Election Day in Virginia’s high-stakes elections, Democrats are receiving a boost from President Joe Biden in a new fundraising email urging donations for candidates. “Folks, in Virginia, the stakes have never been higher,” Biden said in the fundraising email sent […]
ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is set to vote Thursday afternoon on an aid package to Israel in what will be the first major test of Rep. Mike Johnson’s speakership. The bill would provide $14.3 billion to Israel as it expands its military operations in Gaza following the unprecedented Hamas terror attack in […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Thursday he is not backing down after his fiery battle with Republican colleagues on the Senate floor over his unprecedented move to hold up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Senate Republicans, led by Sens. Dan Sullivan and Joni Ernst, on Wednesday night angrily […]
Ethan Miller/Getty Images, FILE (DENVER) — After two and a half days of testimony about how former President Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in the violence on Jan. 6 and how that should disqualify him as a future political candidate, Trump’s team has begun mounting their defense in a historic, dayslong hearing in […]
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on No Labels — “perilous,” she calls it, earning some pushback of her own — as South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott echoed some of the election fraud fears that have become popular among his party. And Donald Trump share more of what he will be […]
