Republican senators sunk a war powers resolution Thursday that would have blocked President Trump’s administration from potentially conducting military strikes inside Venezuela without the authorization of Congress, as the White House’s campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats on both sides of South America persists. The joint resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) last...
West Virginia state Sen. Chris Rose (R) introduced a resolution Thursday inviting 30 counties in Virginia and Maryland to join his state. In a release Rose posted on Facebook, he called on 27 counties in Virginia and three in Maryland to join West Virginia to “strengthen regional ties and promote shared Appalachian values.” The release...
President Trump is hosting the leaders of five Central Asian nations at the White House on Thursday as the president seeks to deepen economic and security ties in the region while developing a rare earth metal supply chain. The metals are needed to develop high-tech devices such as smartphones and electric vehicles, as Trump pushes...
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) announced Wednesday that former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan will co-chair his transition team. Khan will lead the transition team alongside former New York City First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer (D), former New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Melanie Hartzog, United Way...
Helping propel Abigail Spanberger’s dominant win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday are dissatisfied rural voters who have supported Donald Trump.
Spanberger’s victory was...
The U.S. travel industry is sounding the alarm that a prolonged shutdown will cripple Thanksgiving flights, increase costs and hurt workers, families and the broader economy.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to temporarily allow the State Department to require people to state their biological sex on new or renewed passports in a victory for the Trump administration.
Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution to end President Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.