Top House Republicans said the Senate repeal of presidential authorization for use of military force in Iraq won’t get a rubber stamp from the lower chamber, but they are interested in modernizing laws granting the president the power to conduct milita…
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Speaker McCarthy readies GOP demands for debt ceiling battle with Biden
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is ready to make a deal but he’s waiting for President Biden to invite him to negotiations to raise the nation’s soon-to-expire borrowing limit.
DeSantis says he won’t greenlight Trump extradition on hush money charge
Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at Donald Trump’s sordid legal troubles Monday, but signaled he would intervene on the former president’s behalf if a Manhattan prosecutor tries to extradite Mr. Trump to New York.
House Republicans demand documents from Manhattan DA targeting Trump
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is seeking a trove of documents and communications from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg related to his looming indictment of former President Donald Trump.
McCarthy calls on Trump supporters to stand down amid threat of former president’s arrest
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said supporters of former President Donald Trump should not hold protests if Mr. Trump is indicted on charges related to alleged hush-money payments he made seven years ago.
House GOP panel to ‘respond’ to Manhattan DA’s plan to indict Trump
Republicans plan to use their new investigative powers in the House majority to ramp up probes into the Biden family and liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, amid reports that Mr. Bragg is on the verge of indicting former President Donald T…
House lawmakers to advance backup plan for Treasury as debt ceiling deadline looms
House Republicans will advance a contingency plan for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to make the minimum payments on the nation’s debt if Congress fails to strike a deal with the White House on raising the nation’s borrowing limit.
DeSantis will try to bring tennis star Djokovic to Miami Open via boat to skirt Biden’s vaccine rule
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking President Joe Biden to allow tennis star Novak Djokovic into the U.S. to participate in the Miami Open, and has requested permission to bring him to Florida via boat to circumvent the COVID vaccine mandate for foreig…
GOP presidential candidate says consultant tried to sell a second-place finish in CPAC straw poll
A 2024 GOP presidential candidate said a political consultant offered to help him achieve a second-place finish in the closely watched Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll in exchange for a payment of roughly $150,000.
Major flaws discovered in studies used to bolster efforts to ban gas stoves
Cooking with natural gas is safe and does not play a significant role in determining indoor air quality, according to an analysis of available studies and government assessments evaluating gas stove cooking.