Latin America is drawing attention from U.S. lawmakers eager to forge ties in an often-ignored region with growing geopolitical and economic clout. This month, bicameral groups visited officials in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Guatemala, seeking to expand their footprint in regional powers at a crossroads after recent elections in the first two. Sen. Tom Carper...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said it was a “mistake” for Democrats to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving an address to Congress. “I believe it was, and I've expressed that view,” he said when asked on CBS’s “Face the Nation” whether it was a mistake for Democrats to support the visit. "But the...

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Sunday that President Trump was “obviously making a joke” when he urged Christian voters to vote for him in November and that, if they do, they “won’t have to vote anymore” because “everything” will be “fixed.” “I think he’s obviously making a joke about how bad things had been under...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The senator is experiencing “minor symptoms,” he said. “I’m grateful to be fully vaccinated and will be working from home, following the appropriate CDC guidance,” he said on the social platform X.

Mitch Landrieu, a national co-chair for Vice President Harris’s 2024 campaign, on Sunday touted the likely nominee’s progress since entering the race for the Democratic ticket’s top spot and encouraged centrist voters to take part in “history” by supporting the campaign. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Landrieu criticized former President Trump’s pick for...

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison argued Sunday that the enthusiasm for Vice President Harris’s campaign has made Florida and North Carolina competitive for the November election, as Democrats look to expand their target map. “I have never seen this type of energy, this type of organizing, grassroots organizing, and in all my years...

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said a report about the attempted assassination of former President Trump could come out by the end of the year. The House unanimously approved a task force last week to investigate the assassination attempt against Trump, who was shot at during a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13. When asked...

The Harris campaign raised a whopping $200 million in its first week and signed up more than 170,000 volunteers, it announced Sunday, as the operation gets off to a quick start after President Biden ended his reelection bid. The campaign announcement shows high enthusiasm for Harris as the likely Democratic nominee, with much of the...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said former President Trump does not regret having Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on the ticket as the junior senator from Ohio faces backlash over his previous comments. Vance has been taking heat over some previous comments he's made about "childless cat ladies" in the days since Trump selected him to be...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) warned Sunday that rising enthusiasm for Vice President Harris among Democrats should worry the Trump campaign, urging the former president to focus on policy over personal attacks. Sununu, a moderate who previously backed Nikki Haley’s primary campaign against former President Trump, told ABC News’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week”...