Federal judge blocks above-ground White House ballroom construction

A federal judge on Thursday said above-ground work on the White House East Wing must stop, but underground construction on a presidential bunker can continue.  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who in March temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the White House’s East Wing, clarified his order Thursday after a federal appeals … Read more

House effort to end Trump’s war with Iran fails by one vote

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to reject a resolution ordering President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The vote was 213-214, almost entirely along party lines, as Republicans overwhelmingly stick with Trump, refusing to slap guardrails … Read more

House rejects Democrat attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Iran blockade: US military warns ‘no fair fight’ for Tehran Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine deliver stern warnings to Iran’s military leadership amid the U.S. naval blockade. They assert that Iran’s capabilities are no match for the U.S. military, with CENTCOM reporting 13 vessels turned back … Read more

Latest effort to rein in Trump on Iran falls short in House vote

Washington — The latest vote in the House to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran narrowly failed Thursday as the war approaches its third month and the off-ramp remains uncertain.  The war powers resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, failed in a 213 to 214 vote, with … Read more

Secretary Kennedy testifies at House hearing

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House set to break with Trump, voting against ending deportation protections for Haitians

Washington — The House is poised to deliver rare pushback on President Trump’s immigration policies in a vote Thursday on a bill to stop the administration from ending temporary deportation protections for Haitian nationals living in the U.S.  Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts spearheaded the effort to force a vote through a procedural tool … Read more

House showdown: Democrat backed by Sanders, AOC faces Republican trying to flip blue-leaning district

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RANDOLPH, N.J. — Republican Joe Hathaway aims to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey. “I think we have the right math, the right bipartisan coalition to come together to win this thing,” an optimistic Hathaway said this week in … Read more

New Jersey voters head to the polls for a special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s House seat

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway are facing off Thursday in the special election to succeed New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Mejia advanced from a crowded primary in February in New Jersey’s 11th District that featured … Read more

House advances bill to shield Haitian immigrants in defiance of Trump

The House voted Wednesday to advance a measure that would reinstate temporary protections for Haitians living in the U.S., with six Republicans voting alongside Democrats to oppose a key component of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The measure, brought forward … Read more