The House narrowly prevented an impeachment effort against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with a 209-201 vote to refer the article of impeachment to the Homeland Security Committee.
New York Attorney General Letitia James says Donald Trump Jr. didn't offer any testimony to rebut her fraud claims, as the defense started to present its case in the civil trial that accuses the Trump family of submitting fraudulent financial statements to lenders.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he isn't worried about facing the same fate as Rep. Kevin McCarthy if his two-step stopgap measure passes and stops the government from shutting down this week.
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has charged two people with threatening federal judges this month, including a Florida woman who said she would kill the judge overseeing the case on the abortion pill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed Donald Trump for president on Tuesday, a move that was a symbolic departure from his ousted predecessor leading the House.
Illegal immigration ticked down in October, though it was still the second-worst month on record, with Homeland Security recording 309,221 encounters with unauthorized migrants.
The government in Finland is considering whether to close some crossing points on the country's long border with Russia to prevent people from trying to enter without proper documentation, the Nordic nation's interior minister and prime minister said Tuesday.