Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption …
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Senate Republican leaders are still negotiating details of their massive tax and spending bill and moving toward a final vote sometime on Monday. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Senate Republicans are working …
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection next year after Trump attacks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), announced Sunday that he will not run for re-election following a series of attacks by President Donald Trump over Tills’ decision to vote against a massive …
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Politics chat: Trump’s tax bill, U.S. strikes on Iran, NATO summit, NYC mayor race
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe huge tax and spending bill currently before the Senate is likely to pass into law. It may prove controversial enough to be a drag on Republican candidates.
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Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemonstrators walk in Selma, Ala., in March with a sign saying “UNITE TO FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that galvanized the …
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Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman mourned at funeral service
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMourners view the caskets of Melissa and Mark Hortman as they enter the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis before their funeral service on Saturday. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune/AP hide caption …
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Week in politics: Senate to start vote on Trump’s tax bill, blocks military action
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe take a look at where things stand with President Trump’s tax and spending bill, now before the Senate, as well as the effort to block the president from taking …
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Here’s what’s in the GOP megabill headed for a vote in the Senate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., (R) says he hopes to pass the Senate’s massive tax and spending bill this week. If he succeeds, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., (L), …
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Donald Trump Jr. (L), son of the US president, shakes hands with Rumble Inc.’s Chris Pavlovski during The Bitcoin Conference at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, on …
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A fourth judge has blocked a Trump executive order targeting elite law firms
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office in March …