Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to the Middle East over the weekend was both a major foray into wartime diplomacy and an effort to show that the administration is taking a harder line with Israel about the civilian toll of its war against Hamas. The message was aimed at leaders in the region as Israel …
White House Warns Congress That Weapons Money for Ukraine Will Run Out
The White House warned on Monday that the United States would run out of money to send weapons to Ukraine by the end of the year if Congress does not approve additional emergency support for the war that has been snarled by funding debates. The warning, delivered in a blunt letter to the House speaker, …
DeSantis Says He Would Pass a Bill to ‘Supersede’ Obamacare
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said on Sunday that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former President Donald J. Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week. “What I think they’re going to need to do is have a plan that will supersede Obamacare, that will …
DeSantis’s Education Policies in Florida Drive Out Liberal-Leaning Professors
Gov. Ron DeSantis had just taken office in 2019 when the University of Florida lured Neil H. Buchanan, a prominent economist and tax law scholar, from George Washington University. Now, just four years after he started at the university, Dr. Buchanan has given up his tenured job and headed north to teach in Toronto. In …
Upheaval Continues at DeSantis Super PAC as Another Top Official Departs
The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida in his presidential campaign, which has seen a series of changes in the last month, went through another shake-up this week when it fired its new chief executive officer who had stepped in just nine days earlier, according to two people briefed on the matter. Kristin …
George Santos Reveals One Truth: It’s Easy to Abuse Campaign Finance Laws
In an April statement to The New York Times regarding a different matter, the F.E.C.’s chairwoman, Dara Lindenbaum, a Democrat, and its vice chairman, Sean J. Cooksey, a Republican, said: “We take this agency’s enforcement and transparency mission seriously, as do all of our colleagues. Without commenting on any specific case, Commissioners assess each enforcement …
McCarthy Eyes Exit From House After Speakership Loss
At an emotional evening news conference immediately after he was removed as speaker of the House, Representative Kevin McCarthy gave an inconclusive answer about whether he would remain in Congress. “I’ll look at that,” he said then. Over the past two months, Mr. McCarthy has given the life of a rank-and-file member a hard look …
Appeals Court Says Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that civil lawsuits seeking to hold former President Donald J. Trump accountable for the violence that erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, can move forward for now, rejecting a broad assertion of immunity that Mr. Trump’s legal team had invoked to try to get the cases …
House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote
new video loaded: House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote transcript Back transcript House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote Representative George Santos, Republican of New York, who is the subject of a 23-count federal indictment, was expelled from Congress by his peers. On this vote, the yeas are 311, the …
DeSantis-Newsom Debate: What We Learned and Key Takeaways
For an hour and a half on Thursday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California shouted at and interrupted each other, trying to leave an impression on Fox News viewers beyond the din of their slugfest. The debate in Alpharetta, Ga., was a chance for Mr. DeSantis to hold the …