Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled that former President Donald Trump could soften on his calls to shut down the federal government if a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is not attached to a short-term spending bill. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, met with Trump on Thursday as the House leader
President Biden convened a meeting of his Cabinet — this time with First Lady Jill Biden attending — for the first time Friday in nearly a year.
The agency’s acting director said the agency over-relied on mobile devices. The U.S. Secret Service failed to give clear guidance to local law enforcement and suffered communication failures on July 13 before a man fired shots at former President Donald Trump, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told a press conference on Sept. 20. Summarizing
The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday in favor of hand counting all ballots in the election in November, which could lead to a delay in the reporting of Georgia’s election results. The board, which has a three-member pro-Trump majority, took up the proposal to require a hand count of ballots by precincts, in addition
The rule, which was first proposed in August, passed in a 3–2 vote. The Georgia Election Board has approved a new rule requiring election workers to hand count ballots in the November election and confirm that the numbers match machine counts before the vote can be certified. The rule, which was first proposed in August,
Washington — A Secret Service assessment of the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 found that there were multiple communications issues with law enforcement at the site, the agency’s interim leader said Friday. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe detailed to reporters
Top Kamala Harris adviser Brian Fallon defended the Democratic nominee’s progressive 2020 presidential platform, noting that her earlier policies were a reflection of “strongly held values that not just she but other Democrats at the time held.” “In that campaign and in that period of time, the Democratic Party … wanted to stand in stark