Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their respective parties’ nominations, setting the stage for a rematch between the two in November. But many Americans are not feeling favorable toward either candidate — and what these voters, sometimes referred to as “double haters,” decide could be decisive […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress — a move that comes days after Senate Majority Chuck Schumer called for Israel to hold a new election seen as a way to replace Netanyahu. “We will certainly extend that invitation,” […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the so-called “Ghost Army,” its World War II mission of fooling the enemy was so secret because most of the people who knew about it took it to the grave. A secret no more and nearly 80 years after the end of the war, the […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The long-awaited bipartisan government funding package bill text was released early Thursday morning, and Congress is now racing to meet Friday’s deadline to avert a partial government shutdown. The $1.2 trillion package — considered a major bipartisan effort in the highly divided House — provides funding for […]

amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Washington, D.C. Police Union is set to declare a “crisis” during its testimony at a hearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday. The hearing, which will focus on the impact of crime in Washington on Congressional operations and visitors, comes a little over a week after the city passed a […]

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is gearing up for a likely contest against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, one she’s warned will get “nasty,” by leaning into former President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies. “I’m going to spend the next seven months working my tail off. You all know I […]

Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments about whether to temporarily block the state of Texas from enacting a sweeping and controversial new immigration law while further litigation plays out. The state’s Senate Bill 4, also known as SB4, allows Texas authorities to arrest unauthorized immigrants […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees are holding an impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday amid growing scrutiny of Republicans’ ongoing probe of President Joe Biden and his family. Tony Bobulinski and Jason Galanis, both former associates of Hunter Biden, are scheduled to testify. Bobulinski is in the hearing room. […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Businesman Bernie Moreno handily won Ohio’s GOP Senate primary, scoring a win for him and former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Moreno’s bid and campaigned with him in the race’s final stretch. Trump and President Joe Biden, meanwhile, coasted in presidential primaries held in five states Tuesday, though lingering […]

Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI is doing everything it can to get “justice” for Laken Riley, the college student who was murdered by a migrant in the country illegally, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at the University of Georgia on Tuesday. Laken Riley, a student at Georgia’s Augusta University, was killed […]