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Defying Biden’s plea, Congress skips town without passing aid for Ukraine, Israel

Congress left Washington this week without approving emergency national security spending, defying President Biden's prediction that Ukraine won't survive into the new year absent another infusion of U.S. funding.

December 20, 2023

McConnell invokes wife Elaine Chao in response to Trump claiming immigrants ‘poisoning’ U.S.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responded Tuesday to recent anti-immigrant comments made by Donald Trump, saying the former president did not seem to mind having a migrant in his Cabinet.

December 19, 2023

Schumer admits U.S. has southern border ‘problem’ as Senate punts national security aid

A national security spending package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan will be forced to wait until the new year, as Senate negotiators continued to haggle Tuesday over southern border policies and senators prepare to depart for the holidays.

December 19, 2023

Trump labeled ‘fascist’ by White House, Democrats over anti-immigrant remark

Former President Donald Trump has sparked outrage from Democrats, Biden officials and even some Republicans for saying over the weekend that immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally are "poisoning the blood of our country."

December 18, 2023

BlackRock sued by Tennessee over claims it ‘misled consumers’ on ESG investments

BlackRock was hit with a lawsuit by Tennessee on Monday alleging that the world's largest asset manager violated the state's consumer protection law over its promotion of ESG investing.

December 18, 2023

‘Secret’ negotiations with Dems on border prompts GOP senators to demand ‘transparent process’

A group of Republican senators on Sunday pressed their leadership to convene the GOP conference to brief them on negotiations with Democrats to strengthen southern border security.

December 17, 2023

Texas Republican says immigrants are ‘lifeblood of our country’ in challenge to Trump rhetoric

Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican whose district runs along the southern border, called immigrants the "lifeblood" of the U.S. in response Sunday to comments made by former President Donald Trump that they're "poisoning the blood of our country."

December 17, 2023

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas touts leverage over Democrats in border security talks

Republican senators are confident they can force Democrats and the Biden administration to cave on southern border policies that GOP lawmakers say would crack down on a record amount of illegal entries.

December 17, 2023

Nikki Haley gets bump in New Hampshire but still trails front-runner Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has cut front-runner Donald Trump's lead to just 15 percentage points in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, according to a CBS News poll released Sunday.

December 17, 2023

Sen. Lindsey Graham: No ‘smoking gun’ in House’s impeachment inquiry of Biden

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday that his fellow Republicans in the House have far to go before they convince him that President Biden has committed high crimes and misdemeanors.

December 17, 2023

Biden, Zelenskyy stumped as Ukraine war aid languishes in Congress

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struggled to present a cohesive strategy for the war-torn country to fend off Russian invaders even as they renewed their plea with Congress for tens of billions more in aid.

December 12, 2023

Senate Democrats race to confirm remaining generals stalled by Sen. Tuberville before holidays

Senate Democrats are scrambling to confirm this week the remaining military promotions blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville before lawmakers head home Thursday for the rest of the year.

December 12, 2023

Zelenskyy vows transparency of U.S. aid and to root out corruption, in plea to Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised U.S. senators in a private meeting Tuesday that Kyiv will provide transparency for how it uses U.S. aid as Congress weighs more funding, according to lawmakers in the room.

December 12, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy looks to clear up climate change skepticism to woo young Republicans

Vivek Ramaswamy sought to offer young Republican voters Monday evening an in-depth look into his stance on climate change after the GOP presidential candidate called it a "hoax" during primary debates.

December 11, 2023

McConnell says border security ‘not a sideshow’ as Schumer blames GOP for failed Ukraine funding

Senate leaders remained at an impasse Monday over proposals to secure the U.S. southern border, despite continued negotiations on ending the logjam over a national security spending package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

December 11, 2023

Trump reverses course, says he won’t testify Monday in New York fraud trial

Donald Trump said Sunday he will not take the stand Monday in his New York civil fraud trial, marking a reversal for the former president who had previously testified during the case.

December 10, 2023

Ukraine president to plead with lawmakers in Washington as Congress weighs more aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington this week to meet with President Biden and members of Congress, a crucial trip that comes as U.S. aid is set to run dry by month's end and lawmakers consider approving another $60 billion.

December 10, 2023

Bernie Sanders defies liberal calls for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Sen. Bernard Sanders, one of the most liberal members of Congress, doubled down Sunday on his refusal to call for a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

December 10, 2023

J.D. Vance says Ukraine will have to ‘cede some territory’

Sen. J.D. Vance said Sunday that U.S. officials should accept the notion that Ukraine is likely to "cede some territory" in its fight against unprovoked Russian aggression.

December 10, 2023

Mitt Romney compares Trump to ‘human gumball machine’ over dictator remarks

Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday downplayed remarks by Donald Trump that the former president would not be a dictator "except for Day One," despite the Utah Republican's disdain for Mr. Trump.

December 10, 2023