From a looming government shutdown and another major spending bill to voter ID laws, permitting reform and the fight over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Matt Delaney looks at what's at stake in Congress's final weeks of Republican control following the 2026 midterms.
On the morning of a Laguna Pueblo village's annual Feast Day, Ashley Sarracino knelt in her family home holding clothespins between her teeth. She straightened her niece's black cotton manta, a traditional one-shouldered dress, and tied a sash around her waist.
Alaska voters have elected a Democrat for governor for the first time since 1998, part of a national midterm elections wave that gave the party sweeping wins in state governments across the country.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defended the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good on Wednesday, arguing he was acting in self-defense. Mullin told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross “had the right to defend” himself once Macklin Good drove forward....
Cuba has responded to President Trump’s demand to cut a deal with the United States, saying, “No one dictates what we do.” “#Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. No one dictates what we do. Cuba does not aggress; it is aggressed upon by the United States for 66 years, and it does not...
The Supreme Court justices are back on the bench for their first session of the new year, and several major cases are slated for oral arguments. Over the next two weeks, battles over transgender athlete bans, the Second Amendment and President Trump’s firing of a Federal Reserve governor will play out before the justices. Here’s a look at January's Supreme...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) called for due process in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, slamming the Trump administration for drawing hasty conclusions about the incident before an investigation took place. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Pritzker criticized Homeland Security Secretary...
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Sunday that Congress should rein in the authority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of an officer from the agency fatally shooting a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. “The real question now is can we find enough Republicans to work with us Democrats, to put a check on...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is pushing back against calls from some Democrats to freeze funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), even if it were to result in another government shutdown. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee expressed concern about the fatal shooting of...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expressed further frustration Sunday with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changing the childhood vaccine schedule. The CDC, overseen by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reduced the number of recommended vaccines for children from 17 to 11 on Monday, putting it in line with...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday pushed back on Trump administration attacks on Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week in Minneapolis. “It is not acceptable for Kristi Noem and the president and the vice president to make these kind of judgments...
President Trump is threatening America’s national security, our democracy, the rule of law, our economy and our health because he is trying wield the same kind of virtually unlimited power exercised by dictators like the rulers of Russia, China, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. A few congressional Republicans are urgently needed to join Democrats to...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s handling of Greenland, warning that raising the prospect of military action could undercut any meaningful diplomatic efforts. In an interview on ABC New’s “This Week,” Paul doubted President Trump’s musings about taking over Greenland by military force would materialize — noting the strong bipartisan opposition...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) went after the Trump administration on Sunday for its handling of immigration operations, saying “the way in which [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] is operating today is inhumane and illegal.” “Of course, you need a domestic enforcement mechanism for the immigration laws of this country, but the way in which ICE...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he’s concerned that bombing Iran could backfire and undermine President Trump’s aim to support peaceful protesters in the country. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” the libertarian senator said he hopes the protesters are successful in their efforts to push back against Tehran, but he expressed...
After two decades of sanctions and economic collapse, the idea of the U.S. seizing Venezuela's oil and managing the country toward stability is not only immoral, but structurally incoherent, and would likely lead to violence, collapse and displacement.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) commented on a recent fraud scandal in his state that has drawn national attention, saying, “You do not hold an entire community, any community, accountable for the actions of individuals.” “Obviously, everybody could have done more to prevent fraud. And I think that's a fair point to make. You do...
