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U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
Protesters watching the press conference repeatedly chanted over the GOP lawmakers as they spoke and booed Johnson several times as he criticized their actions.
Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law
The package also included a measure requiring the popular app TikTok be sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a possible ban.
U.S. Senate sends foreign aid bill to Biden as McConnell chides GOP ‘isolationist movement’
The 80-19 procedural vote sets up a final passage vote as soon as Tuesday evening, though that could move into Wednesday.
Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
The decision to debate aid to Ukraine, and pass the bill with a majority of the yes votes coming from Democrats, presents a risk to Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership role.
An 1873 law banned the mailing of boxing photos. Could it block abortion pills too?
An anti-obscenity law enacted in 1873 that hasn’t been enforced in decades shot to the forefront of the nation’s abortion debate in the past week.
Democrats’ quest to hang on to U.S. Senate majority centers on Arizona, Montana and Ohio
The struggle for control of the U.S. Senate fluid and will likely remain that way until all the ballots are counted, experts say.
Biden campaign, Jan. 6 officers decry Trump use of ‘political violence’ in post of video
A Trump posting on social media over the weekend showed Biden “hogtied and gagged in the back of a pickup truck."
U.S. Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of limits on access to abortion medication
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the conservative-dominated court that restrictions would be unnecessary due to the numerous reputable studies that have shown mifepristone to be safe and effective.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits
The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court likely will not issue their opinion on the use of mifepristone until late spring.
U.S. Senate in overnight vote sends $1.2 trillion government spending package to Biden
The 74-24 vote wraps up the government funding process for fiscal year 2024, which began back on Oct. 1.
Congress rushes to approve $1.2 trillion spending package ahead of midnight deadline
The U.S. House passed a $1.2 trillion government spending bill, giving the Senate hours to clear it before a midnight deadline.
The U.S. Senate repealed Iraq war authorizations a year ago. In the House, they’re frozen.
The House bill to repeal the Iraq war AUMFs has 71 co-sponsors that span the political spectrum and represent 30 states, showing the legislation could have the support needed to pass.