Type at least 2 characters to search.
Democracy Defenders Fund's Norm Eisen calls the prosecution political scapegoating, as protesters rallied outside court and prosecutors cite significant evidence ahead of an August 5 hearing.
With just 24 days in session before November elections, Republicans clash over a voter ID bill while stalling work on government funding and defense policy.
Nearly 30 Planned Parenthood clinics closed under the GOP ban; Republicans push to renew it as the July 4 deadline expires and states take control.
Vought testified OMB needs a 13% budget boost while the Trump administration proposes 10% cuts across domestic agencies and a $1.5 trillion defense increase.
Trump's push for a voter ID bill is fracturing GOP plans for a broader budget package, with Senate Republicans saying the measure lacks the 60 votes needed to pass.
Democrats are already opposing the request, with Sen. Murray calling it an attempt to bundle unrelated Pentagon priorities into a war funding bill.
Trump is using his 10-day signing window as leverage to force Congress to pass his election security bill, despite the housing measure passing 85-5 in the Senate.
A Politico analysis cited at the hearing found Democratic states had 23% of disaster requests approved, versus 89% for Republican-controlled states.
Sen. Bill Cassidy says the deal may qualify as a treaty requiring two-thirds Senate approval, while Sen. Chris Murphy calls it essentially a surrender.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly rejected the deal, while key nuclear removal details remain unresolved ahead of Friday's Switzerland signing.
Democrats called SSA's customer service stats misleading as its chief actuary warned Congress is nearly out of time to prevent a 22% benefit cut in 2032.
A new SSA report shows the trust fund depletes a few months sooner than last year's estimate, which would cut benefits to 78% for 68 million recipients unless Congress acts.
