Nearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.Read More
Republicans Clinch Democrats’ Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies
After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats’ bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.Read More
Top Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied’ With Military Mission
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon’s legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.Read More
Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.Read More
Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.Read More
Oscars Reach Deal With YouTube
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that it had reached a deal with YouTube for exclusive rights to the show starting in 2029.Read More
Trump Revised Chevron’s Venezuela Deal. Maduro’s Oil Trader Profited.
A firm controlled by a businessman tied to a seized tanker carrying Venezuelan oil has sold millions of barrels from a Chevron-operated oil field.Read More
N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill
Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”Read More
Tankers Under Sanction Are Only a Subset of Fleet Moving Venezuelan Oil
The scope of President Trump’s blockade against ships carrying oil from Venezuela was not clear on Wednesday.Read More
Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump
The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.Read More