LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Mr. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, died Saturday
‘It’s a difficult position to be in,’ Mr. Bolton said. ‘I think Iran was very, very lucky here.’ Former national security adviser John Bolton said Israel faced significant pressure from the Biden administration to refrain from further retaliation against Iran following Tehran’s recent attack. In the early morning of April 19, Israel launched a retaliatory
Washington — The House approved a $95 billion foreign aid package Saturday, in a pivotal moment for House Speaker Mike Johnson as he tries to stave off a right-wing rebellion. The package consists of four bills that were voted on separately and will be combined into one before being sent to the Senate. The first
‘Absentee voting, early voting, and Election Day voting are all good options,’ President Trump said. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed absentee and early ballots as “good options” alongside Election Day voting as he seeks to rally Republican voters in his efforts to clinch a victory over his Democrat rival in the November election. President
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse. Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate had approved the bill by a 60-34 vote hours earlier with bipartisan
The president’s signature comes after the bill’s passage through the Senate in a late-night vote. President Joe Biden has signed legislation that reauthorizes a controversial U.S. surveillance law that faced criticism over concerns that the program would be used to comb through Americans’ personal data. The White House announced on April 20 that President Biden
The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-held Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago. The Senate is expected to pass the measure next week, sending it