Nearly two weeks into an Israeli offensive in Rafah, an invasion that President Biden warned months ago could be a “red line” for continued U.S. support of its war in Gaza, the administration says that line has not yet been crossed. “If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons … to deal with […]Read More

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Thursday that he was calling a special legislative session to ensure President Biden will be on the November election ballot in his state. “This is simply unacceptable,” DeWine said at a news conference. “Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting president of the United […]Read More

When President Biden addressed dozens of African leaders from Washington at the end of 2022, he declared that the old days of the world’s fastest-growing continent being overlooked by American leaders were gone. “The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa,” Biden said, promising to visit the continent in 2023 […]Read More

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed South Carolina to use a congressional map that a lower court had said weakened Black voting rights, bolstering the political fortunes of Republicans as they seek to maintain control of the House of Representatives and making it harder to challenge districts on grounds of racial gerrymandering nationwide. This post […]Read More

NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump will hold a rally Thursday in the South Bronx, a rare appearance for the GOP presidential candidate in a predominantly Democratic area and a decision that’s already prompting backlash from residents and local politicians. Trump grew up in Queens, but Thursday’s rally will be his first in New […]Read More

Earlier this month, Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to the heads of various oil companies seeking information about an alleged effort by former president Donald Trump to solicit a campaign contribution in exchange for pro-oil policies should he win reelection. That alleged quid pro quo was […]Read More

When former president Donald Trump released a video saying states should decide abortion rights, it was meant to tamp down discontent from antiabortion groups who had been pushing him to support a national ban, as well as from abortion rights advocates angry over his role in overturning Roe v. Wade. This post appeared first on […]Read More

The Senate voted down a bipartisan border security deal on Thursday for the second time as Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) attempted to put the GOP on the defensive on a core campaign issue ahead of 2024. The bill failed 43-50 as nearly every Republican joined a handful of Democrats in voting against […]Read More

We may never know why it occurred to Donald Trump or someone with access to his Truth Social account to post a graph about immigration at 2:20 a.m. Fox News was re-airing Sean Hannity’s show during which Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) discussed the subject; it’s more than possible that the former president was tuning in. […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he would leverage his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the U.S. presidential election to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Russia. Gershkovich has been held for more than a year without formal charges or a trial. The American citizen […]Read More