Democratic fighting escalates in Maine as Graham Platner stalls on making a decision

More than 48 hours after Graham Platner signaled he might drop out of the Maine Senate race after he faced a sexual assault allegation, he continues to hold off on announcing whether he’ll end his campaign. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Source link

House GOP agenda stalls over holdouts’ insistence on SAVE America Act

Washington — Republican hardliners continue to hold up most legislation on the House floor as they dig in on their demands for the Senate to pass President Trump’s voting regulations bill, the SAVE America Act.  On Tuesday, the holdouts blocked Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to merge the SAVE America Act with the annual defense policy … Read more

‘It’s a mess’: GOP turns on House conservatives as voter ID blockade stalls Trump’s agenda

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House conservatives’ decision to grind the chamber to a halt in an effort to force Senate action on the SAVE America Act is drawing sharp backlash from Republicans across the conference, who say the strategy is accomplishing little beyond derailing their own agenda. House Republicans were forced … Read more

As Epstein investigation stalls in Congress, survivors search for accountability

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability. Yet even after interviews with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever appear before a congressional investigation, including a former president, lawmakers have little … Read more

House votes to renew foreign spy program, but GOP chaos stalls push to end DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON — House Republicans went into Wednesday expecting to pass two big pieces of legislation. They ended up falling short on one of them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The GOP-controlled House voted to renew a powerful foreign surveillance program, but a dispute over the … Read more

Work inside a small DOJ office that helps indigent immigrants get legal aid stalls after personnel shuffle

The Justice Department program that accredits nonprofit organizations to help provide legal aid to low-income immigrants has failed to approve a single new application since March— after its attorneys were quietly reassigned to other offices, sources with direct knowledge of the program told CBS News. A month ago, the small group of senior attorneys who … Read more

Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resigned Wednesday following an announcement by the country’s interim president to defer the decision on a $3.5 billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets to his successor who will emerge from a presidential runoff vote in June. Last week, interim President José María Balcázar said he lacks … Read more

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge’s decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s latest ruling comes in response to an appeals court’s … Read more