Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to keep $2 billion in foreign aid frozen

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt a lower court order that required the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funding, clearing the way for the money to flow to groups that have done work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development overseas. The decision from

House GOP pursues stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

Washington — House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, looking to shore up support for the continuing resolution with less than 10 days to prevent a government shutdown.  Speaker Mike Johnson has outlined plans for the measure, which is expected to extend funding at current levels through the

Who is Al Green, congressman from Texas removed from Trump’s speech?

Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, was swiftly escorted from the House chamber Tuesday night after interrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Green, a 77-year-old congressman, was ejected for shouting early on during Mr. Trump’s speech, in which the president reviewed his administration’s sweeping legislative agenda and outlined, for an

U.S. has halted sharing intelligence with Ukraine, CIA director says

In the wake of a televised Oval Office squabble pitting President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with its war torn ally, according to CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe acknowledged the halt in intelligence sharing Wednesday morning during an interview on Fox Business. Ratcliffe

Who is Al Green, the congressman removed during Trump’s speech?

Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, was swiftly escorted from the House chamber Tuesday night after interrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Green, a 77-year-old congressman, was ejected for shouting early on during Mr. Trump’s speech, in which the president reviewed his administration’s sweeping legislative agenda and outlined, for an