WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena — including three who defied their own congressional subpoenas over their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. GOP Reps. Scott Perry (Pa.), Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Andy Biggs (Ariz.) all blew off subpoenas in … Read more
In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join the ranks to fight Hamas, Benny Gantz said he felt it was his duty to join the war effort. “This is not a political partnership I am in,” the centrist former general told a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, setting the stage for what is expected to be a contentious speech at a crucial moment for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Congressional leaders confirmed the date of the address late Thursday after formally inviting Netanyahu … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. Adnan Abidi | Reuters A stunning political setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has business executives in the country furiously making calls, trying to better understand the impact on India’s economy and investment landscape following Modi’s failure to … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday he believed it was inappropriate for lawmakers to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress, and reiterated his plans to boycott any speech the leader may give in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced the invitation late last month, which was signed … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson showed up at court in Manhattan to support Donald Trump during the case that led to the former president’s conviction — a decision that he said he alone made one night at 10:15 p.m. during a fundraising trip to New York — but he stopped short of committing to some of … Read more
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, June 4, 2024. Anna Rose Layden | Reuters Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contempt, calling their efforts part of a wave of “unprecedented and unfounded” attacks against the Department of Justice. … Read more
Barring last-minute action by Congress, a program that for more than 30 years has paid survivors of Cold War-era U.S nuclear weapons testing for radiation-related illnesses, which advocates had hoped to expand, will lapse soon. Lawmakers arrived at the Capitol early Monday evening and are set to leave by Wednesday afternoon in an even shorter-than-usual … Read more
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders blasted Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on Thursday — and casually trashed the entire U.S. justice system. “This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement, falsely suggesting that President Joe Biden orchestrated the case. “The weaponization of our justice system has … Read more
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