Washington — House Republicans cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday on a budget proposal that would unlock President Trump’s legislative agenda after a handful of members expressed opposition to the package. The House approved the rule governing debate over the resolution in a 217-211 party-line vote, teeing up a potential final vote later in the day. Only
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to comply with a temporary order preventing it from pausing foreign assistance funding issued earlier this month, and gave the State Department until Wednesday night to pay all bills for work completed before Feb. 13. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted a motion to
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate who was joined in his bid to have his conviction thrown out by the state’s Republican attorney general. The high court ruled 5-3 in favor of Glossip and reversed a decision of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal
Exactly three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion and under pressure from President Trump, a senior Ukrainian official said negotiations over a deal that would give Washington access to Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves were “in the final stages.” Ukraine’s leaders have voiced hope that such an agreement might serve as the foundation of a
Over the last month, the U.S. government has worked quickly to pause, disband and dismantle the U.S. effort to fight foreign meddling in elections, raising concern among federal lawmakers and election officials across the country who rely on the federal cybersecurity agency and its counterparts to warn them about attacks on election systems. First came
Washington — The House is aiming to vote Tuesday on a budget proposal that would enact trillions of dollars in spending reductions and tax cuts key to President Trump’s agenda. But the outcome remained unclear Monday night, as Speaker Mike Johnson continued meeting with members of his conference who were not yet satisfied with the
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral. A bill sponsor and an organization opposed to fluoridating water said Utah’s proposal would set a precedent in the