Politics Jul 26 WATCH: McConnell stops talking mid-sentence and briefly leaves news conference Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up and stared vacantly for around 20 seconds before his colleagues in Republican leadership, who were standing behind him and could not see his face, grabbed his elbows and asked if he…
Politics Jul 20 WATCH: Senate Judiciary approves bill to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court The ethics legislation has little chance of passing the Senate — it would need at least nine GOP votes, and Republicans have strongly opposed it — or the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Politics Jul 15 What Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions means for the Pentagon Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Here's what to know about the clash.
Nation Jul 13 House Republicans interrogate FTC chair over big tech regulation, ‘harassment’ of Twitter The FTC chair defended her aggressive legal strategy toward the country’s biggest technology companies as she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee.
Politics Jun 27 FBI, Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says A Senate committee's report says the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol.
Politics Jun 21 Republican-led House censures Rep. Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations He was defiant ahead of the vote, saying he will wear the formal disapproval as a “badge of honor" and charging his GOP colleagues of doing the former president's bidding.
Politics Jun 21 Artificial intelligence is a ‘moment of revolution,’ Sen. Schumer says in urging swift action on regulations Worries about artificial intelligence systems outsmarting humans and running wild have intensified in recent months with the rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT.
Politics Jun 14 House rejects effort to censure and fine Democrat Rep. Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations Schiff is the former Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and was the lead prosecutor in Trump's first impeachment trial. He has long been a top Republican political target.
Politics Jun 10 Trump allies in Congress leap to defend former president after federal indictment Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But in the halls of Congress, Republicans have been preparing for months to wage an aggressive counteroffensive against…
Politics Jun 01 Senate votes to avoid a default, sends debt ceiling bill to Biden The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome.