Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) notched enough support to force a floor vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents, circumventing House GOP leaders who oppose the measure and argue that it is unconstitutional. Luna last week had filed a discharge petition, a method in the House of bringing legislation to the floor, to force a vote on...
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump to not let his trade war drag on as his latest escalation sent Wall Street further into turmoil. Trump on Tuesday threatened to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports in response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to issue a retaliatory surcharge on electricity to a trio...
Rosie O'Donnell, a longtime critic of President Trump, announced Tuesday that she has moved to Ireland, citing U.S. politics as the catalyst for her relocation. In a nearly 10-minute-long TikTok video, O'Donnell said she moved with her 12-year-old child on Jan. 15, just days before Trump was sworn in to office for the second time....
The top House Democrats are pressing their fellow party members in the Senate to kill the Republicans’ spending bill when it reaches the upper chamber, saying the proposal will hurt Americans around the country. “I wouldn’t expect senators to vote for this,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), the head of the House Democratic Caucus. “This...
Presented by GE Aerospace — The U.S. will immediately restore military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine following bilateral talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US lifts military freeze on Ukraine in push for 30-day ceasefire The U.S. will immediately restore military aid and intelligence...
Democrats are deeply conflicted over the Trump administration’s arrest of a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University who faces deportation for his prominent role...
President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre, who was nominated to serve as the next Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific.