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UAW delivers rousing presidential endorsement for Biden over ‘scab’ Trump
Donald Trump stands against everything the United Auto Workers of America stands for, its president said Wednesday.
Hispanic and progressive Democrats protest proposals to limit asylum for immigrants
House Republicans are refusing to pass the president’s more than $100 billion emergency funding request without changes to the immigration system.
No deal on Ukraine, Israel aid after White House meeting with top congressional leaders
President Joe Biden’s White House gathering with lawmakers to find a compromise on foreign aid and immigration was “productive,” U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday.
Child tax credit expansion, business incentives combined in new congressional tax plan
The plan would raise the child tax credit incrementally through 2025 and restore tax relief for affordable housing projects.
Trump cruises to historic Iowa caucus victory; DeSantis edges past Haley
Trump entered the first-in-the-nation nominating contest with a historic lead in the most recent Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom — leading at 48%.
New Jersey among states joining the new summer meal program for low-income kids
Low-income families will now receive $40 each month for each eligible school-aged child, up to $120, to buy groceries beginning this summer.
Three-judge federal panel grills Trump lawyer on claim of presidential immunity
Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday seeking immunity from charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and knowingly fed lies to supporters who turned violent on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump legal problems abound as first test of 2024 presidential campaign nears in Iowa
On the cusp of a 2024 election season like none other in U.S. history, former President Donald Trump’s legal and political worlds are set to converge.
Massive defense bill advances in U.S. Senate, but faces objections from House conservatives
On the conservative wish list: banning the Pentagon’s leave and travel allowances for troops seeking abortion in states where it remains legal.
Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled border talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struggled Tuesday to convince members of Congress to approve billions in additional aid to his country.
US Supreme Court asked to quickly rule on Trump claims of presidential immunity
Donald Trump argues that as a former president, he is protected from criminal prosecution and that he was already acquitted by the U.S. Senate in an impeachment trial.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to exit Congress, along with a flock of other lawmakers
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s planned departure by year’s end will leave the House GOP with a razor-thin majority in 2024.