BY MICHAEL LILLIS AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL |
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) ineffectual effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was a big anticlimax, but one that could have reverberations much longer than the 35 minutes it took the House to dispense with her motion to vacate.
The weighty consequences range from how Johnson can possibly lead his warring factions through the coming legislative battles after being propped up by Democrats, to how it might shape this fall's elections and the House's power dynamics. |
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BY ZACH SCHONFELD AND ELLA LEE |
Former President Trump came face-to-face with a porn actor, one of his White House aides and several of his employees in the third week of testimony at the former president's criminal trial. Prosecutors have so far called 19 witnesses to the stand, and they've indicated the end of their case in chief is fast approaching, potentially as soon as next week. |
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Michael Cohen, former President Trump's fixer turned foe, is expected to take the stand Monday in Trump's New York criminal trial, two sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to The Hill. Billed as a star witness for the Manhattan district attorney's office, Cohen's testimony is expected to mark the culmination of prosecutors' case in chief as it approaches its end. It could last multiple days. |
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Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Trump, has declined the offer to serve as a delegate for Florida at this summer's Republican National Convention (RNC). "While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments," former first lady Melania Trump's office said in a statement. |
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| BY LAURA KELLY AND BRAD DRESS |
The U.S. has concluded it was "reasonable to assess" Israel has violated international humanitarian law in its war conduct in Gaza, but stopped short of a determinative finding of wrongdoing because the review did not find specific instances of violations. A highly anticipated report from the State Department, released Friday, that looked into whether Israel violated international humanitarian law, described "sufficient reported incidents to raise serious concerns" about how Israeli forces have carried out the war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. |
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration's review of Israel's war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as "woefully inadequate," but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. "If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all," Van Hollen said in a call with reporters shortly after the State Department transmitted its report to Congress. |
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BY ARIS FOLLEY AND CHEYANNE M. DANIELS |
They hold national hearings and craft legislation. They represent millions of constituents across the country and are some of the biggest decisionmakers in the world. This week, they voted on whether to vote to oust the government official who is second in line to the presidency. But even members of Congress say they are closely following the bitter battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in their spare time. |
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The U.S. announced a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday, the third slated for the embattled country after the passage last month of a national security supplemental that included $61 billion for Kyiv. The new package includes Patriot air defense munitions and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, which have been crucial to defending Ukraine's skies and keeping its cities safe. |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday announced a $27.6 billion shortfall in his revised proposal for the 2024-25 state budget, while proposing a series of cuts to close the spending gap. The $27.6 billion detailed in his proposal, plus $17.3 billion in proactive cuts recently agreed upon between the administration and the state Legislature, amount to a total of $44.9 billion total deficit. |
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OPINION | Don't look now, but Congress is preparing to pass a federal privacy law. The American Privacy Rights Act would swap America's mishmash of state-level laws for a single federal statute offering broad new protections — from regulating "dark patterns" that manipulate consumers, to banning unapproved sharing of sensitive information. |
OPINION | Relations between the United States and Israel are at a moment of unprecedented historical paradox. While President Joe Biden has proven since Oct. 7 to be the most committed friend of Israel ever to serve in the White House, he may also be the president on whose watch the "unshakable" relationship between Washington and Jerusalem comes apart at the seams. |
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Turkey has suspended trade with Israel. The world's top court is considering whether Israeli leaders have committed genocide. Protests have overtaken cities and campuses worldwide. Ireland and Spain say they will recognize Palestine as a state by the end of the month. |
GLENDALE, Ariz.—Ubaldo Lopez is leaning toward supporting former President Donald Trump this year after voting for President Biden in 2020. Lopez said the economy feels worse under Biden and he worries about the surge of migrants illegally crossing the state's southern border. |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces began a renewed ground assault on Ukraine's northeast, killing and injuring several and forcing more than 1,700 civilians to evacuate from the Kharkiv region, local officials said Saturday. |
ATLANTA — Regardless of what happens at Morehouse College's commencement — whether President Biden's keynote speech is jeered or cheered, whether students protest raucously or respectfully or not at all — Calvin Bell III will feel conflicted. |
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