The House voted to formally open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The Times’s Luke Broadwater examines the investigation that has failed to produce evidence of anything approaching high crimes or misdemeanors. Source link
House Plan to Vote on Extension of Disputed Surveillance Law Collapses
The House scrapped votes on rival bills late Monday that would narrow the scope of a powerful surveillance tool after an ugly fight broke out among Republicans, likely punting until next year on plans to renew but also limit an expiring wiretapping law at the heart of the program. In a hastily organized closed-door meeting, …
White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader’s Oct. 7 Remarks
The White House disavowed an American-Islamic advocacy organization on Thursday after the group’s director declared that he “was happy to see” Palestinians break out of Gaza on Oct. 7, the day of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that killed an estimated 1,200 people and led to the seizure of 240 others as hostages. A …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Biden Navigates Divisions Over Gaza Inside the White House and Beyond
President Biden’s guests did not try to hide their anguish. Just weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Mr. Biden had invited a small group of prominent Muslim Americans to the White House to discuss Islamophobia in America. The participants were blunt with him, according to four people who were in attendance. They told …
George Santos Faces Yet Another Push to Expel Him From the House
House Democrats on Tuesday moved to force a vote this week on whether to expel Representative George Santos of New York from office, reviving a resolution from earlier this year. The effort, led by Representatives Robert Garcia of California and Dan Goldman of New York, comes shortly after another resolution introduced this month by the …
Hunter Biden Offers to Testify in House Inquiry, but Only in Public
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, who is the subject of an investigation by House Republicans into his family, told Congress on Tuesday that he was willing to testify — but only publicly so that Republicans cannot twist or selectively leak what he says. In a letter to Congress, Abbe D. Lowell, Mr. Biden’s lawyer, criticized …
Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Says
President Biden will not attend a major United Nations climate summit that begins Thursday in Dubai, skipping an event expected to be attended by King Charles III, Pope Francis and leaders from nearly 200 countries, a White House official said Sunday. The official, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss the president’s schedule, did not …