House Rejects Measure to Bar Military Force in Venezuela
In a tie vote, the House defeated an effort to prohibit the president from using the U.S. military in Venezuela weeks after the raid he ordered that captured the country’s leader.Read More
House Passes Spending Package Over Democratic Revolt on ICE
Approval of the package, which would fund a wide swath of government agencies, brings Congress closer to meeting a Jan. 30 funding deadline.Read More
An Emboldened Trump’s Whipsaw Approach to the World
He says there’s a method to the madness. But European allies wonder whether the United States is reliable anymore.Read More
4 Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Testimony Before Lawmakers
In his remarks, the former special counsel repeatedly denied that he had acted out of partisan animus and bemoaned the Trump administration’s efforts to go after the president’s perceived enemies.Read More
Why Trump’s Reversal on Greenland Still Leaves Europe on Edge
Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large of DealBook, describes how leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos remain on edge after President Trump, for now, backed down from threats of using tariffs or military force to gain Greenland.Read More
Trump Administration Cuts Off Funding for Fetal Tissue Research. Again.
The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term.Read More
Trump Sues JPMorgan for Closing His Bank Accounts for Political Reasons
The lawsuit, citing “political discrimination,” said the banking giant told President Trump shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that it would close his accounts.Read More
Jack Smith Testifies in House Hearing About Trump Investigations
The appearance provides Mr. Smith with what is likely to be his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s assertion that he was persecuted for his politics, not for his misdeeds.Read More
Judge Rejects DOJ’s Criminal Complaint Against Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
The Justice Department would seek to find other avenues to pursue a case against Mr. Lemon, a senior law enforcement official said.Read More
Amy Klobuchar Files Papers for Run to Succeed Tim Walz as Minnesota Governor
The Minnesota senator, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, appears set to enter a race that has been transformed by President Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state and protests against it.Read More