An air of triumph surrounded D.C. Council member Trayon White after a judge declared a mistrial Monday in his federal bribery case, while some of his council colleagues have spoken up about the ethics violations revealed during his legal saga.
If and when the Supreme Court decides the case, it will — as it must — deny Trump’s claim. Thus, the only meaningful result of the court’s methodical foot-dragging is the unavoidable conclusion that it has sought to help Trump avoid trial while he campaigns for the presidency.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is doubling down on her commitment to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying his days in the leadership position are "numbered” as House members await a potential privileged vote on a motion to vacate. Greene last month filed a motion to remove Johnson, saying he crossed a line by holding...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization reached between Senate and House negotiators includes the Senate’s language to add five round-trip flights to Ronald Reagan Washington Airport that would be allowed to fly beyond the airport’s 1,250-mile perimeter. The language, negotiated by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Commerce...
Americans deserve to know the full extent of Malley’s cooperation with a hostile foreign government, and the impact his proteges continue to have on American policy.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel needs to do more to increase humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza as he begins his seventh trip to the region since the onset of the war. Blinken said while speaking to Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers in Riyadh that the best way to address the unfolding...
Former President Trump maintains a lead over President Biden in a hypothetical matchup, a new survey found. Trump has 49 percent of support among registered voters while Biden has 43 percent, according to the CNN survey, which was conducted by SSRS. These results have remained roughly unchanged from the previous two CNN surveys conducted in...
Intense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among Senate Democrats who worry that anger over President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza could engulf their party’s presidential nominating convention in late August. Images of police arresting more than 100 protesters on Columbia University’s campus, including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s...
Five people were shot and injured, including three police officers, at a suburban New Orleans home on Sunday, local police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting in Kenner, La., at about 9:45 a.m., arriving to find two gunshot victims outside a home, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said. A standoff began between police...
Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a senior U.S. intelligence official told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. Navalny died in a Russian prison in February, and foreign leaders quickly pinned blame on Putin for what was believed to be a political assassination. The official told...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned Western countries against seizing its assets, in a statement Sunday. In a post on Telegram, Zakharova quoted reporting from the Wall Street Journal that said Germany was arguing in favor of leaving Russia’s frozen assets intact, so that they could be used later as leverage to encourage Russia...
