Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi as he was giving a victory speech Tuesday night in a special election for a vacant House seat.
The White House is weighing whether to release the transcript of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, which could either defuse concerns about Biden’s age or add to them. The White House has left the door open to releasing the transcript, once it is declassified, after issuing a fierce defense against what they...
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) rejection of a Senate-passed foreign aid package has fueled fresh talk among House Democrats that their last best chance of getting military funding to Ukraine might be the longest shot of all: an obscure procedural tool, known as a discharge petition, to circumvent the GOP blockade. Such petitions are rarely successful...
President Biden’s reelection bid is now on TikTok as the 81-year-old incumbent looks to reach younger voters amid rising anxiety about his age. A 30-second video from “Biden-Harris HQ” showed Biden running through a series of questions about the Super Bowl, with the quippy caption “lol hey guys.” The move to join the video-sharing app...
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face a complicated situation after the Supreme Court barred affirmative action in college admissions, a ruling that left many applicants unclear about their chances as they seek higher education. Advocates cast the ruling as a setback that will greatly impact minority students, causing them to seek institutions where they know...
Bridget McGovern has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner. McGovern was most recently assistant secretary for trade and economic security at the Department of Homeland Security. Mike Reed, former chief of staff for the Republican National Committee (RNC), is joining Cornerstone Government Affairs. Reed held several roles at the RNC, and before that, he...
Lawmakers could put a dent in the U.S. economy if they move forward with proposals to cut immigration, experts warned. A bipartisan Senate deal to tighten border security and reduce immigration has stalled over objections from House Republicans, who are pushing for even tighter limits. As the GOP pressed for more aggressive action to keep...
Senate Republicans did not appreciate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) attempt to pour cold water on their effort to pass $60 billion in funding for Ukraine and are now ratcheting up pressure on him to bring the bill to the House floor. Johnson took the unusual step of panning the Senate bill Monday evening, moments before...
Gaps in a federal ban on robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are highlighting concerns about the lack of regulations on other digitally altered content and its use in campaigns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week unanimously voted to recognize AI-generated voices as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, banning them...