As the speaker faces an ouster threat, he also presides over a deeply divided Republican conference making him more reliant on Democrats to pass legislation. WASHINGTON—After a string of retirements and an expulsion, House Republicans will soon hold the slimmest majority in modern history. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is leading a Republican conference that
Washington senator has slowed TikTok bill’s passage through Congress Sen. Maria Cantwell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, took thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a TikTok lobbyist just days after the House passed its bipartisan bill targeting the Chinese-owned app, new financial disclosures
Emails show that Dr. David Morens communicated with Peter Daszak about a grant from the NIH to EcoHealth Alliance for research on bat coronaviruses. Congress on April 16 subpoenaed a top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci who used his personal email to communicate in a bid to evade a federal transparency law. The House of
The latest sanctions will be focused on Tehran’s missile and drone program. The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions on Iran in the wake of its “unprecedented” air attack against Israel, the White House announced on April 16. President Biden is currently coordinating with allies and partners, including the Group of Seven
Whichever candidate prevails in the general election could affect which party controls the House of Representatives in 2025. Results for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional district primary runoff election were called shortly before 10 p.m. on April 16, with real estate attorney Caroleene Dobson winning the Republican primary and Shomari Figures, a former top aide to Attorney
The US government has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London, meaning Julian Assange’s one possible ground for appeal is negated. The United States has submitted the assurances required by the High Court in London at its most recent hearing of the Julian Assange extradition case: that he can rely on the First
The Florida Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling on April 1, upholding a 15-week abortion ban that was signed into law in 2022. The ruling paved the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect on May 1. A second ruling on the same day allowed an initiative to amend the state constitution to