Resolution needed two more votes to pass, but Democrats now appear solidified in opposition Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have prevented further military action against Iran, as Democrats united against … Read more
Data shows 85% of those infected in the state have been not vaccinated against measles as dozens are hospitalized Measles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child? Utah has emerged as a major center of measles infections in the US, as an outbreak that has been building for some time continues … Read more
US calls free-market capitalism ‘surest path to prosperity’ and seeks to forgo direct aid to developing countries Middle East crisis – live updates The Trump administration has moved to formally enlist foreign governments in a sweeping reorientation of global development policy, directing American diplomats worldwide to seek official support for a “trade over aid” declaration … Read more
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown Sign up for the Breaking News US email An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday. Hennepin … Read more
The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue It was perhaps inevitable that a braggadocious Christian nationalist defense secretary elevated from his role as a weekend Fox News television host would pluck a fake Bible verse from a violent Hollywood blockbuster and present it at a Pentagon … Read more
House Republicans blocked a new attempt by Democrats to halt the U.S. military campaign against Iran, standing by President Donald Trump, who has voiced confidence that the conflict in the Middle East could wrap up soon. Lawmakers voted 213 to 214 against approving the resolution introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., which would have required … Read more
The Republican-controlled House rejected a resolution ordering President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court this week of using unexplained emergency orders to hand President Donald Trump wins, warning the practice risks eroding public trust in the judiciary. In a Yale Law School speech made public Wednesday, Jackson, a Biden appointee and frequent dissenter on emergency rulings, repeatedly called the Supreme Court’s … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: A Democratic congressman representing a South Texas district that Donald Trump carried by double digits is emerging as a top Republican target, with the GOP arguing Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s shifting border record has left him politically exposed at home. Though traditionally a Democratic stronghold, heavily Hispanic South Texas has trended sharply Republican … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday issued a new order halting construction of President Donald Trump’s much-touted new White House ballroom, finding the administration was using fancy footwork to try to sidestep his previous ruling.
