A Democratic group aimed at recruiting and supporting younger candidates for political office announced its first slate of endorsements. Leaders We Deserve — a group founded by March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg and Kevin Lata, Rep. Maxwell Frost’s (D-Fla.) campaign manager — announced Thursday that the group would be supporting three candidates running...
The bid by Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan to be Speaker failed on a second vote Wednesday, this time by a larger margin than his Tuesday tally. A third vote is expected to begin at noon today. Colleagues predicted he would not succeed in reaching the magic 217-vote threshold, adding to the urgency and drama...
The U.S. immigration enforcement system wasn’t designed for today's regional and global flows of people. American immigration policy is enforced by a sprawling bureaucracy rebuilt in the aftermath of 9/11 from the bones of a 20th century system designed to modulate the flow of temporary workers from Mexico. The resulting Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
During a nomination hearing, Senate Republicans questioned nominee Jack Lew's record on Iran and his role in the 2015 nuclear deal as he aims to become the ambassador to Israel.
Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania, scolded his colleagues who have expressed support for Hamas or criticized Israel for defending itself from terrorists.
President Biden will send an emergency funding request for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan to Congress this week, but Senate Republicans say the administration and Democratic lawmakers will have to agree to significant immigration policy reforms if it is to have any chance of passing. The president’s request will cost around $100 billion and include $10...
The House of Representatives is heading into yet another day without a speaker, and likely yet another day of votes amid Republican infighting and a failure to rally enough support—twice over—for Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan.