Politics Dec 13 Biden considers new border restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid Top Biden administration officials are trying to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by agreeing to Senate Republican demands to bolster U.S.-Mexico border policies to cut crossings.
Politics Dec 13 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden considers new border restrictions As details of the plan emerged, advocates for immigrants and members of President Joe Biden’s own Democratic Party fretted about the policies under discussion.
Politics Dec 12 Zelenskyy visits Capitol Hill with U.S. aid for Ukraine at risk of collapse Zelenskyy has told leaders in Congress that with U.S. aid his country can win the war with Russia. But Zelenskyy arrived Tuesday on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero's welcome.
World Dec 12 WATCH: Biden, Zelenskyy hold briefing as Ukrainian president visits Washington to ask for aid The White House is warning that if new money isn't provided by year's end it will have swift consequences for Ukraine's capacity to hold its territory, let alone take back land captured by Russia.
Politics Dec 09 Ukraine aid deal by year-end seems increasingly unlikely as GOP ties it to border security A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Biden as Republicans insist on pairing the funding with changes to America’s immigration and border policies.
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: Harris vote breaks 32nd Senate tie, making history Vice President Kamala Harris has set the record for the most Senate tiebreaker votes, topping a nearly 200-year-old mark by casting her 32nd to help confirm a new federal judge in Washington, D.C.
Politics Dec 04 Democratic senators demand Israel reduce civilian casualties in Gaza as part of aid package Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators say they're done “asking nicely" for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Politics Nov 18 Speaker Johnson faces ‘pressure cooker’ in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising…
Politics Nov 14 House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help The bipartisan tally, 336-95, showed Johnson’s willingness to leave his right-flank Republicans behind and work with Democrats to temporarily keep government running.
Politics Nov 14 WATCH: House votes to prevent a government shutdown with help from Democrats New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan to keep the government funded into the new year.