Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Major changes to America’s immigration system will be part of a military aid package for Israel and Ukraine that will be finalized in Congress by year’s end, Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford predicted on Sunday. “We’ve got to actually bring a proposal forward that will actually make that difference, that could actually reform how […]

(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Friday voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos, a historic move that hasn’t happened in more than 20 years. Santos, scandal-ridden since arriving in Washington nearly a year ago, is just the sixth House member in history to be removed by his colleagues. They voted to do so […]

(ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorney told a Fulton County court Friday that the Georgia election interference indictment against Trump “needs to be dismissed” on the grounds that it prosecutes conduct protected by the First Amendment. The argument came in the first of two hearings scheduled Friday in which attorneys for the former president […]

(ATLANTA) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case are set to appear in court to seek the dismissal of the case or push back on upcoming deadlines during a pair of back-to-back hearings Friday. Lawyers for Trump, former Trump campaign attorney Ray Smith, and […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who forged a path for women in the law, championed ideological compromise and educated generations of Americans about the rights and duties of citizenship, has died. The court announced her death in a statement Friday morning, citing “complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and […]

(NEW YORK) — With less than 50 days until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump’s campaign is making a major weekly six-figure advertisement buy in the Hawkeye State — marking one of the first times the campaign will go up on broadcast TV as the early GOP front-runner takes a big step in seeking […]

(NEW YORK) — After more than 90 minutes of argument, insult, crosstalk and a few props, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended their debate on Fox News on Thursday night on a lighter note, trading compliments. But much of what came before underlined their major differences (and different debate styles) on […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joni Ernst choked on food during a closed-door Republican lunch on Thursday and was rescued by fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who performed the Heimlich maneuver on her. Ernst, from Iowa, later said she was okay and confirmed a reporter’s account of the choking episode on X, replying to […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is no longer set to vote Thursday on a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote was pulled from the schedule Thursday afternoon, according to a notice from Majority Whip Tom Emmer. It’s not clear yet why leadership pulled the resolution. On Wednesday, Greene […]

(WASHINGTON) — On the brink of possibly being expelled from Congress, embattled Rep. George Santos defended himself during an hourlong debate on the House floor Thursday. Santos, who is facing his third expulsion vote this year on Friday, debated several lawmakers, including fellow Republicans arguing for his removal, calling him a “total fraud and serial […]