President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says it's not "the end of our story" despite Donald Trump's easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show.

It's an ongoing challenge for the White House, perhaps. New presidential approval ratings continue to sink into the tepid zone. "Americans' approval of President Joe Biden's job performance has edged down three percentage points to 38%, just one percentage point shy of his all-time low and well below the 50% threshold that has typically led to reelection for incumbents," reports Megan Brenan, a research consultant for Gallup.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.C.) is endorsing former President Trump for president in 2024, his office confirmed to multiple outlets. Thune’s support marks a high-profile win for Trump, from the No. Republican in the Senate, who is seen as a serious legislator and a possible successor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Thune...

Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), the political wing of the conservative network led by billionaire Charles Koch, will halt spending on Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, the group said in a memo one day after Haley’s disappointing showing in the South Carolina primary.  In a memo dated Feb. 25 to AFP Action staff, senior adviser Emily Seidel...

Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director under President Trump, said Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s strong showing in South Carolina on Saturday should serve as a “five-alarm fire” to the GOP. On Saturday, Trump won the South Carolina primary by about 20 points, leading Haley 59.8 percent to 39.5 percent, according to The...

President Biden is scheduled to host the four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, where the group will discuss funding for Ukraine and efforts to avert a government shutdown. The White House said Biden will highlight "the urgency of passing the bipartisan national security supplemental and keeping the government open." Attendees will include...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday pointed to the deaths of his Jewish ancestors during World War II in his push for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to put the $95 billion foreign aid package, which includes aid for Ukraine, on the House floor. Schumer, speaking at a press conference from New York,...