The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, while Speaker Mike Johnson jeopardized his job of advancing the long-stalled aid package by mobilized the support of mainstream Republicans and Democrats. In four consecutive votes, an overwhelming bipartisan coalition of lawmakers approved new rounds…
On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a series of bills providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a package that would require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok. After a morning debate in the House, the four bills will be packaged into a single package and sent to the Senate…
“Sir, can you please take a seat?” Donald J. Trump stood to leave the Manhattan criminal courtroom as Judge Juan M. Merchan concluded a scheduling briefing on Tuesday. But the judge had not yet adjourned the hearing or left the bench. Mr. Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the owner of his…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves the U.S. Capitol after filing a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from office on Friday, March 22, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will let her fellow House Republicans hear her constituents’ opinions before deciding…
After former President Donald J. Trump sat in a New York courtroom for most of last week, Saturday evening was expected to mark a return to the campaign trail and the large rallies where he often gives long, rambling speeches. As thousands gathered on the tarmac of an airport in Wilmington, North Carolina, anticipation grew…
Devin Nunes, executive director of Truth Social, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, USA, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes said Friday he will “do whatever it takes” to protect the company’s retail investors from possible illegal short-selling…
Soon after the House approved a long-stalled aid package, U.S. arms shipments could begin flowing again to Ukraine, U.S. officials say, with goods from Pentagon stockpiles in Germany being quickly shipped by rail to the Ukrainian border. The measure would bring about $60 billion to Ukraine’s war effort. A significant amount will be allocated to…
Devin Nunes, executive director of Truth Social, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, USA, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Citadel Securities torn Trump media CEO Devin Nunes on Friday for a letter he sent to Nasdaq in which he mentioned Citadel Securities…
When Doug Dern, chairman of the Natural Law Party of Michigan, received an email in January from a top strategist for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, he sensed it could be a game-changer for his small political group . Mr. Dern, a bankruptcy lawyer with a small practice outside Detroit, has spent 22 years…
Fire extinguishers (R) are left in the park across from the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City after a man reportedly set himself on fire during the trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on April 19, 2024 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A Florida man set himself…
