Former President George W. Bush is stepping up efforts to protect his legacy as Congress remains deadlocked on renewing a major global HIV/AIDS program he created in 2003. Some Republicans claim the Biden administration is supporting abortion abroad by giving … Continued
Twenty-two days. Fourteen candidates. Four nominees. Three floor votes (and counting). Could House Republicans finally be on the cusp of a breakthrough in their search for a speaker? It sure feels that way: Late Tuesday night, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) … Continued
Maehgan Smith has always known something happened to her mother. It was the only explanation for why she had grown up without her, why she had not been seen or heard from since her mother left Massachusetts in 1983 and … Continued
BEIJING — California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday in Beijing, in the latest sign of thawing U.S.-China relations amid rising geopolitical conflicts. The Democratic governor has been in China this week on a visit … Continued
ALBANY, N.Y. — Steve Scalise. Tom Emmer. Gary Palmer. Jim Jordan. Mike Johnson. Everyone in the House GOP’s leadership ranks — plus a host of other rank-and-file members — has taken a shot at replacing Kevin McCarthy, with one curious … Continued