US POLITICS
A three-judge panel will consider how to balance the former president’s free-speech rights against the need to insulate prosecutors, court personnel and potential witnesses from intimidation. Share full article Former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyers appealed the order almost as…
The centrist Democrat helped deliver her party the House majority in 2018, and her decision to seek higher office could make it more difficult for Democrats to reclaim control in 2024. Share full article Representative Abigail Spanberger is seen as…
The wife of Mike Johnson, the new speaker, has rallied opposition to abortion rights and used her pastoral counseling business to condemn homosexuality. Share full article
The former president said that threats from abroad were less concerning than liberal “threats from within” and that he was a “very proud election denier.” Share full article “I’m a very proud election denier,” former President Donald J. Trump said…
The measure would extend funding for some agencies through late January, and for others until early February. It omits funding for Ukraine or Israel. Share full article Speaker Mike Johnson said his bill would “stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition…
Worried about alienating critical blocs of voters, House Republicans from competitive districts are digging in against using spending bills for abortion and contraception restrictions. Share full article “We can’t save lives, if we can’t win elections,” said Representative Nancy Mace,…
The trip will be his second to a war zone since opening his presidential bid. Share full article Chris Christie during the third Republican presidential primary debate. The former New Jersey governor will meet with Israeli officials and tour the…
Taiwan, election interference and the war in the Middle East will be on the agenda, officials say. But the leaders will also look for ways to strengthen ties. Share full article President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China last…
The Democracy Alliance looks to two large blue states — with $10 million aimed at New York alone — as a way for Democrats to retake control of the House. Share full article Supporters of an abortion rights measure in…
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing many of the same challenges his predecessor did as he looks for a way to avoid a government shutdown that will be acceptable to his deeply divided conference. Share full article Speaker Mike Johnson said…
Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli won bipartisan approval despite opposition from Senator Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Senate health committee. Share full article Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli will become only the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health…
The U.S. Capitol Police said its officers apprehended a man with a firearm blocks away from the Capitol. At the same time, the agency warned of a suspicious package nearby. Share full article The U.S. Capitol Police said that its…