Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convicted A federal agent was fatally shot while trying to help authorities capture a man who failed to show up to his sexual battery trial in Louisiana, according to the US justice department. Clarence Frazier Jr, 48, was … Read more
Former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump swept up text messages from nearly 50 members of Congress, bypassing a required review process in what one victim alleged is a direct constitutional violation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the situation is more proof Smith’s probe was a “runaway train” of … Read more
As the U.S. continued a fourth consecutive day of airstrikes against Iran, lawmakers pressed the Pentagon over the mounting cost of the war. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.
‘Boston cone’ arrives to fanfare in first-class seat from Glasgow before planned trip to raise money for mental health Fresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting dignitary: a bagpiper in full regalia playing inside Boston Logan international airport. Waiting to greet it were diplomats, the governor and Boston’s … Read more
House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel US politics live – latest updates Top House Democrats split on Tuesday over a proposal to block aid for Israel’s military, with two of the party’s highest-ranking lawmakers saying they will oppose the effort while the chair of the … Read more
A bipartisan effort to make daylight saving time permanent is one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure on Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 308-117 to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to voluntarily observe daylight saving time year-round as a growing mass of lawmakers push to … Read more
The legislation, known as the Sunshine Protection Act and backed by President Donald Trump, now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Lindsey Graham’s younger sister appointed by South Carolina’s governor three days after senator’s death Darline Graham Nordone: Lindsey Graham’s sister and interim US senator Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to fill his Senate seat on Tuesday, just three days after his sudden death. Graham was appointed … Read more
Senate Democrats drew a rare line in the sand against a yearly, must-pass defense package in an act of rebellion against President Donald Trump. Democrats blocked a procedural hurdle for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a perennial bill that opens up funding for the Pentagon and military. Many were already frustrated by the overall … Read more
Justice Amy Coney Barrett shared before the House Appropriations Committee that the uptick in threats waged against her and fellow Supreme Court justices have taken a toll on her children. “They have required my children to think about and see things that children should not have to see or think about,” Barrett testified Tuesday. Barrett … Read more
