3 d. ago Trump news today: Stefanik appears on Fox News hours after President withdraws her UN ambassador nomination

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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3 d. ago Trump news today: Stefanik to appear on Fox News hours after President withdraws her UN ambassador nomination

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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3 d. ago Trump withdraws Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination as Republicans fret over House majority: Live

President and Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledge maintaining slim Republican majority in House of Representatives is crucial to passing Trump agenda

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4 d. ago House Speaker Mike Johnson floats threat to shut down courts giving Trump trouble

Republicans are considering what actions to take when judges declare Donald Trump’s actions illegal

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4 d. ago Democrats call on defense secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over group chat scandal – live

Criticism of defense secretary grows as Democrats rejected assertions by Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe that no classified material was included in the chatNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled against Donald Trump, speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested on Tuesday that Congress could consider eliminating certain federal courts.It forms part of a broader assault on the judiciary, spurred by court decisions that have blocked several Trump administration actions, NBC News reports. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Top Democrat accuses Trump officials of lying as Gabbard again denies classified information shared in group chat – live

Senator Mark Warner, who questioned national intelligence director and CIA director on Tuesday says messages clearly classified as Gabbard doubles down on claimsNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled against Donald Trump, speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested on Tuesday that Congress could consider eliminating certain federal courts.It forms part of a broader assault on the judiciary, spurred by court decisions that have blocked several Trump administration actions, NBC News reports. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago White House security failure prompts calls for resignations – US politics live

Democratic national committee chair Ken Martin calls on defense secretary to resign; House speaker Mike Johnson signals support for Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike WaltzSignal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of EuropeHierarchies and the human factor: key takeaways from US security leakThe leak of top US officials’ deliberations over planning for this month’s strikes on the Houthis in Yemen – revealed by a journalist who was accidentally invited to a chat group on the Signal messaging app – will be highly useful for hostile intelligence agencies.Read more on what the security blunder means for the Trump administration: Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A potential government shutdown creates a staring contest between Trump and Democrats

Analysis: House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer both face major tests, Eric Garcia reports

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3 w. ago Republican leadership tells party to stop holding public events – what impact will that have?

While it might save some politicians from public humiliation, it could also deprive Americans of opportunities to interact with their elected officialsAfter Roger Marshall, a senator from Kansas, was hounded out of his own town hall event last week, Republican party leaders had had enough. Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, and Richard Hudson, the chair of the GOP’s fundraising body, decided the embarrassment had to end, and they told Republicans to stop holding the public events.But while that might save some Republican politicians from public humiliation, it could also deprive Americans of opportunities to interact with their elected officials, experts said, and prevent people from letting their representatives they are not happy with the increasingly divisive direction of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson dramatically SPLITS from Elon Musk and DOGE: 'It's going to be corrected'

House Speaker Mike Johnson has distanced himself from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), vowing that controversial government cuts will be 'corrected.'

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3 w. ago House Speaker Johnson's top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police say

The chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a police vehicle following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress

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3 w. ago Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president

Mike Johnson orders Texas lawmaker’s removal after Green repeatedly interrupted Trump’s joint speech to CongressHouse speaker Mike Johnson ordered Texas representative Al Green removed from the House chamber on Tuesday night after the congressman repeatedly interrupted Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday, shouting: “He has no mandate.”As the president started his speech by discussing his electoral victory, Democrats heckled and booed. When Green refused to sit down, Johnson directed the sergeant-at-arms to remove him. Republican lawmakers responded by chanting “Hey Hey Hey Goodbye”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump address to Congress live: president to speak amid global turmoil over Ukraine and trade wars

President could announce minerals deal believed to have been scuppered, reports say, as Canada and China retaliate against tariffsThe theme of Donald Trump’s address to Congress will be the “renewal of the American dream”, the White House said.House speaker Mike Johnson formally invited Trump to speak to Congress in January.It’s an opportunity for President Trump, as only he can, to lay out the last month of record-setting, record-breaking, unprecedented achievements and accomplishments. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Bernie Sanders dismisses Republicans’ ‘horrific’ calls for Zelenskyy to resign

Senator responds to Republicans’ pro-resignation remarks after Ukrainian president’s heated meeting with TrumpIndependent US senator Bernie Sanders has dismissed as “horrific” claims that Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have to resign after a diplomatic meltdown in the Oval Office with Donald Trump.Sanders’ comments, in an interview with NBC’s Meet The Press on Sunday morning, served as a retort to pro-resignation remarks from his fellow US senator Lindsey Graham, which in turn had been affirmed by the Republican House speaker Mike Johnson. Continue reading...

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