Washington — The House voted on Wednesday to overturn President Trump’s tariffs on Canada after six Republicans sided with nearly all Democrats to rebuke one pillar of the president’s trade agenda. The Democratic measure to roll back the levies passed in a 219 to 211 vote. However, the resolution’s passage is largely symbolic, since it
President Trump said Wednesday that nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded. The White House was initially going to exclude Democratic governors from a formal, typically bipartisan business meeting on Feb. 20 during the
A question from Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York sparked the most contentious exchange of the hearing so far. Nadler began by discussing the criminal charges brought against New York Attorney General Letitia James and said it was “humiliating” that the Justice Department failed twice to secure indictments against James after her criminal charges
Washington — An attorney for one of the lawmakers who appeared in a video telling members of the military to reject “illegal orders” demanded that the top federal prosecutor in Washington preserve records for a potential lawsuit if her office takes any further action related to the video. Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Democratic Rep.
Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital Tuesday, more than a week after he checked himself in for “flu-like symptoms,” a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican said Wednesday. “He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors,” McConnell’s spokesman said. In a Feb.
The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials over drone-related tests, multiple sources close to the matter told CBS News. The Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on the use of military technology near Fort Bliss, a military base
A question from Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York sparked the most contentious exchange of the hearing so far. Nadler began by discussing the criminal charges brought against New York Attorney General Letitia James and said it was “humiliating” that the Justice Department failed twice to secure indictments against James after her criminal charges