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Liz Cheney says House Speaker Mike Johnson should pass Ukraine aid even if it means losing gavel

Former Rep. Liz Cheney wants House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a bill with tens of billions of dollars more in Ukraine aid.

February 18, 2024

Klobuchar doesn’t want to hear from special counsel amid questions about Biden’s mental fitness

Sen. Amy Klobuchar indicated Sunday she has no interest in hearing from special counsel Robert Hur.

February 18, 2024

‘Squad’ member Tlaib urges Democrats to vote against Biden in Michigan

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat and member of the far-left "Squad," wants voters to cast ballots for "uncommitted" rather than President Biden in her home state's primary election as a way to protest his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

February 18, 2024

With help from Democrats, House votes to overturn Biden’s freeze on new LNG exports

The House passed legislation Thursday to overturn President Biden's moratorium on new liquefied natural gas exports, marking the latest instance of centrist Democrats joining Republicans to buck the president's green energy agenda.

February 15, 2024

Financial giants JPMorgan Chase and State Street pull assets from ESG group

Two of the world's largest financial institutions cut ties with Climate Action 100+, delivering the latest setback for the globe's biggest coalition of investors seeking to pressure corporations to ditch fossil fuel investments.

February 15, 2024

Climate activists arrested for dumping red powder on U.S. Constitution display at National Archives

Two climate activists were arrested Wednesday after dumping red powder on the display encasing the Constitution at the National Archives in Washington.

February 14, 2024

Senate Democrats eye speedy conclusion of Mayorkas impeachment articles

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas likely won't face the weekslong impeachment trial that former President Donald Trump did just a few years ago.

February 14, 2024

House Democrats threaten to override Speaker Johnson on Ukraine-Israel aid

Democrats on Tuesday tore into former President Donald Trump and House Republicans, saying conservatives' hostility toward a $95.3 billion national security package with aid for Israel and Ukraine jeopardizes the country.

February 13, 2024

Schumer chalks up concerns over Biden’s age to ‘right-wing propaganda’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer brushed off anxieties over President Biden's mental fitness as nothing more than a figment of Republicans' imagination.

February 13, 2024

GOP gets burned by latest flirtation with immigration deal

Like moths to a flame, Republicans have once again flirted with a big immigration compromise, only to get their wings singed.

February 12, 2024

McConnell fires back at GOP critics of Ukraine aid

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbed criticism Sunday toward Republican colleagues who oppose more U.S. aid to Ukraine as the chamber advanced a $95 billion national security package.

February 11, 2024

Poll: 86% of voters say Biden ‘too old’ to serve second term

An overwhelming majority -- 86% -- of voters in an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday say that President Biden is "too old" to serve another term.

February 11, 2024

DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border crisis: ‘We don’t bear responsibility for a broken system’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday deflected blame for the record influx of illegal crossings at the southern border.

February 11, 2024

Senate Democrat blames media for 86% of voters saying Biden is too old for second term

Sen. Chris Coons downplayed criticism Sunday about President Biden's mental fitness that's been reignited by a special counsel report.

February 11, 2024

House Democrat calls Biden ‘completely mentally sharp’ amid scrutiny over mental acuity

Rep. Ro Khanna brushed aside concerns Sunday of President Biden's mental fitness.

February 11, 2024

Senate on cusp of passing Ukraine, Israel aid but still lacks GOP support

The Senate adjourned Wednesday evening still in search of more Republicans who will vote for U.S. aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

February 7, 2024

Border deal collapses; senators eye slimmed-down package with Ukraine, Israel money

The Senate's new border deal officially imploded Wednesday as Republicans mounted a filibuster, saying the agreement they helped negotiate ended up being too much of a stinker.

February 7, 2024

Senate Republicans ready to embrace Ukraine, Israel aid bill they previously rejected

Senate Republicans indicated Wednesday they were prepared to help Democrats advance aid for Ukraine and Israel in legislation that excludes a bipartisan border security deal, presenting a remarkable reversal from prior GOP demands to include immigration policies.

February 7, 2024

Schumer’s plan B: Ukraine, Israel aid to receive Senate vote once package with border deal dies

The Senate on Wednesday will hold a separate vote on a more than $110 billion national security package with aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, but only if the same legislation paired with a bipartisan border security deal fails.

February 7, 2024

Senate border bill careens toward defeat as McConnell tries to soothe GOP outrage

A bipartisan border security proposal is headed toward defeat in the Senate, along with $118 billion in attached foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

February 6, 2024