Biden won’t be dictated to by ‘extreme faction’ of Republicans -aide
President Joe Biden is willing to negotiate with opposition Republicans on U.S. border security in an effort to secure more aid for Ukraine, but not to being dictated to by an extreme wing of the party, a senior aide said on Thursday.
Key provisions of the US Congress’ massive defense bill
The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is one of the few major pieces of legislation that the U.S. Congress passes every year, a practice started in 1961.
After failed test vote, prospects dim for new Ukraine aid in US Congress
U.S. Senate leaders vowed on Thursday to keep trying to reach an agreement to provide billions of dollars in new security aid to Ukraine, but faced uncertainty about doing so quickly after Republicans blocked a sweeping foreign security assistance bill.
Republican-majority US House takes step toward vote on Biden impeachment inquiry
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives took a procedural step on Thursday toward voting to authorize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, an escalation of a Republican probe the White House has dismissed as baseless.
US House votes to censure Democrat Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm incident
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to censure Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm while trying to use a locked exit in September as lawmakers prepared to vote on a measure to avert a government shutdown.
Trump fake electors buckle in Wisconsin, get charged in Nevada
Nevada charged six Republican fake electors in connection with a scheme to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, while 10 false electors reached a legal settlement in Wisconsin that affirmed the Democrat’s victory.
Las Vegas campus closed as police investigate deadly shooting
The University of Nevada at Las Vegas will stay shut on Thursday as authorities work to understand why a shooter opened fire on campus, killing three people and wounding a fourth as students and faculty prepared for final exams.
Congress poised to extend domestic surveillance law by four months
Congress is preparing to extend the domestic surveillance authority that allows law enforcement to spy on Americans without a warrant by another four months, giving lawmakers more time to either reform or keep the disputed program.
Insults fly as Haley’s rise makes her target at U.S. Republican debate
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was the subject of repeated attacks during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sought to blunt her momentum.
Democratic lawmakers ask payment firms to renew work on gun code
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and 48 other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged top payments companies to resume work on implementing a sales code for gun merchants, according to letters seen by Reuters, citing how states have passed conflicting requirements on the issue.