Immigration agencies struggle with 'mismatched' laws, policy whiplash
The U.S. immigration enforcement system wasn’t designed for today's regional and global flows of people. American immigration policy is enforced by a sprawling bureaucracy rebuilt in the aftermath of...
View ArticleMichigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had all criminal charges dropped Thursday after he and the state Attorney General's office reached a...
View ArticleBiden campaign sharpens its barbs against Trump on immigration
President Biden's reelection campaign is fine-tuning its attack language on immigration, making use of former President Trump's remarks on the matter. The campaign Thursday took aim at a Trump speech...
View ArticleBiden to make prime-time case to skeptical public on Ukraine, Israel
President Biden is set to deploy the bully pulpit in his push to maintain America's support for Ukraine and lay out a vision for the U.S.'s role in the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas. Recent...
View ArticleReporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the...
Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn't worth discussing because the reporter was from...
View ArticleGOP's Jordan says he's still running for House gavel, but plan for a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers...
View ArticleFive takeaways from Biden’s Oval Office address
(The Hill) - President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office Thursday evening. The main topics of the 15-minute speech were the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and the war in...
View ArticleTrump to hold Florida rally on night of third GOP primary debate
Former President Trump will hold a rally in Florida on the night of the third Republican presidential primary debate next month, his campaign announced Friday. While some of Trump's big-name rivals...
View ArticleHunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door congressional testimony, AP...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's...
View ArticleUS commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saddled with a dysfunctional Congress, President Joe Biden welcomed European Union leaders to the White House on Friday with the promise that the United States can nonetheless...
View ArticleDonald Trump is dominating the GOP primary and settling into a new role:...
NEW YORK (AP) — After turns as a real estate magnate, a New York tabloid mainstay, a reality TV star and president of the United States, Donald Trump is settling into a new role: defendant. The...
View ArticleGOP businessman Perry Johnson suspends long-shot presidential bid after...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson suspended his long-shot bid for president on Friday after failing to gain traction in the race. Johnson said the fact that he wasn't permitted to...
View ArticleHouse GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss
The Republican conference on Friday voted to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee. The secret ballot vote came hours after Jordan’s third failed ballot on...
View ArticleHouse Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump...
View ArticleTrump leads Biden, RFK Jr.: poll
(The Hill) — Former President Trump is leading President Biden and Democrat-turned-independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a three-way race, a new poll found. The Harvard...
View ArticleMike Pence faces a cash shortage and questions about how much longer his 2024...
NEW YORK (AP) — With three months to go before the Iowa caucuses that he has staked his campaign on, former Vice President Mike Pence faces mounting debt and lagging poll numbers that are forcing...
View ArticleAmericans' faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into a...
View ArticleBiden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the U.S.-Mexico border in the hope that it will bring more...
View ArticleWho is Speaker candidate Mike Johnson?
(The Hill) — Just one day after the House GOP abandoned Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee, multiple lawmakers have officially jumped into the race. The House has been without a Speaker...
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GOP ditches Jordan and scrambles for Speaker: Five takeaways
House Republicans ditched Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their nominee for Speaker on Friday, thrusting the GOP conference back to square one and escalating the chaos that has ensnared the group for...
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