Former President Donald Trump showed up to the opening day of the $250 million civil fraud trial against him, his eldest sons, their companies and Trump Organization executives in Manhattan on Monday.
Former President Donald Trump arrived in a New York courtroom Monday for the start of the civil fraud trial against him, his eldest sons, their companies and Trump Organization executives.
Republicans opposed to the US funding Ukraine's lifeline against Russia scored their first major success when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn't include a $6 billion request for aid in a stopgap bill that averted a government shutdown.
America just experienced the inevitable outcome of what midterm election voters delivered: an inoperable Republican House majority rocked by burn-it-down hardliners, a weak speaker and chaos that makes strong governance impossible.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's allies are scrambling to head off a right-wing revolt to oust the California Republican from his job and turning to the constituency that now suddenly holds the cards: House Democrats.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening.
A controversial tranche of military aid for Egypt is going to be blocked, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin, announced Saturday.
Even as he faces increasing legal jeopardy, former President Donald Trump is reverting to a familiar pattern of taunting other candidates -- a tactic he used in 2016 when he was feeling comfortable with his lead in the Republican primary.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party's support of President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.
President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans -- particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy -- to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown.
Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber.
The docket includes major cases concerning the intersection between the First Amendment and social media, gun rights, racial gerrymandering and the power of the executive branch.
The US government has barely avoided a shutdown. But just because House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to find a last-minute solution, it does not mean our government is magically working well again. Nor is it a sign that McCarthy has figured out a way to bring his Republican Conference together.
After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown which could have had devastating effects.
President Joe Biden signed the short-term funding bill passed by Congress on Saturday night, averting a government shutdown ahead of a critical midnight deadline.
Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn't know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning.
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