Feb 02 British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords after latest Epstein files release By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging Mandelson to also resign from the House of Lords. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: House Rules Committee considers Senate funding plan during partial shutdown By Associated Press Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find consensus restricting ICE operations. Continue reading
Feb 02 Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points By John Hanna, Associated Press Trump distanced himself from the loss Sunday, after urging votes for Wambsganss a day earlier. Continue reading
Feb 02 Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's wide-ranging election executive order By Tom Verdin, Associated Press The ruling said agencies will not be allowed to "assess citizenship" before providing a federal voter registration form to people enrolling in public assistance programs. Continue reading
Feb 02 How music's biggest stars protested Trump's immigration crackdown at the Grammys By James Pollard, Associated Press Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Continue reading
Feb 02 Trevor Noah draws Trump's ire after Grammys jokes about the president, Nicki Minaj By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Noah saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president. Continue reading
Feb 02 Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after wave of cancellations By Michelle L. Price, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press He says the proposal is subject to approval by the board of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: House convenes during partial government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining… Continue reading
Jan 30 What to expect in Texas' 18th Congressional District special runoff election By Robert Yoon, Associated Press With only two Democrats on the ballot, the party is guaranteed to at least temporarily narrow the slim Republican majority in the House. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:33 What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted By Ali Schmitz, David Bentley The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages,… Continue watching