House Speaker Johnson should be shamed by a Ukrainian’s example
I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war…
Biden challenges House GOP to solve border crisis — or ‘keep playing politics’
The president said the agreement released Sunday includes some of the “toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades,” and ones that he “strongly”…
Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Government News
The president introduced the divisive reform package in an attempt to transform the economy and the state. Legislators in Argentina have approved President Javier Milei’s…
Biden to address House Dems at party retreat
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media at the White House. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Joe Biden is set to address House…
German upper house approves bill easing citizenship rules | Demographics News
Lawmakers in the upper house of parliament passed the legislation that will simplify the process of naturalisation. German lawmakers have passed a bill that makes…
Opinion: The border crisis isn’t Mayorkas’ fault. House Republicans should impeach themselves
If governing amid the chaos of migrants crossing the southern border is an impeachable offense (it’s not), then it’s members of Congress, mostly Republicans, who…
Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but…
House passes $78B bipartisan tax bill to expand child tax credit
1 of 3 | The U.S. House voted Wednesday night to pass a $78 billion tax bill to temporarily expand the child tax credit and…
Johnson plans to bring bipartisan tax package to House floor Wednesday
The decision puts a cap on a breathless stretch that lasted little more than 24 hours in which four New York Republicans voted “no” on…
House Republicans take key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — House Republicans were ready to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas over what they call his “willful…
Two Democrats battle to keep Katie Porter’s Orange County U.S. House seat blue
Armed with a whiteboard and a penchant for grilling corporate executives during congressional hearings, Katie Porter quickly emerged as an apostle for Democrats in Orange…
Johnson says he intends to put a bipartisan tax package on the House floor
According to a source familiar with leadership’s thinking, Johnson still wants to hold listening sessions on the deal and hear from members at a meeting…
House GOP unveils Mayorkas impeachment articles
1 of 2 | Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland"…
House Republicans unveil Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment articles
The impeachment resolution is the culmination of a monthslong investigation into Mayorkas that at times last year appeared to have stalled as Republicans shifted their…
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry…
White House stays the course on border talks — despite Trump’s interference
The restraint from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue signals the White House is still hopeful that a deal could be struck. On the Hill, negotiators spent a…
Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets 4-month sentence
WASHINGTON — Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan.…
Opinion: Why 2024 may not be the worst political year ever
The 2028 presidential campaign can’t come soon enough. Just think: Fresh faces, furrowed by fewer lines. Fresh ideas, not of the authoritarian, willfully divisive kind…
How is the White House spinning the media on the Gaza war? | Israel War on Gaza
White House spin notwithstanding, Israel is proceeding exactly as the US likes, argues The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill. Actions speak louder than words, so journalists should…
‘Absolute game changer’ says woman as she reveals the two simple buys to stop your house from being draughty
AS winds are whipping up all over the country people are desperate to draught-proof their homes in ways that'll keep their pad toasty for less. …