Vote-a-rama is underway

The Senate has kicked off another marathon session of amendment votes on Republicans’ massive $70 billion immigration enforcement bill. It is the sixth “vote-a-rama” of the 119th Congress, an unusually high number prompted by Republicans’ interest in moving multiple party-line bills under budget reconciliation rules that set up the exhausting voting rounds. “I suspect there

John Bolton plans to plead guilty in classified documents case, sources say

Washington — John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, is planning to plead guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information and will agree to pay a $2.25 million fine, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Bolton, now a staunch critic of Mr. Trump, was indicted last

House Republicans seek DOJ probe of allegations raised by Epstein’s assistant

Washington — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and several Republican lawmakers on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations raised by Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant that she was abused by two men. Sarah Kellen, the assistant, told the Oversight Committee that she was the victim of abuse by former Miami Beach Mayor Philip