Congress Squanders Last Chance to Block Venezuela War Before Going on Vacation
The House voted down a pair of measures to halt strikes on alleged drug boats and on Venezuelan land on...
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Mexico City lawmakers throw punches and yank hair in heated congress brawl over transparency institute
A debate in Mexico City’s congress descended into a brawl Monday as lawmakers yanked hair, traded blows and shoved one...
AIPAC Head Hosts Fundraiser for House Candidate Who Swears AIPAC Isn’t Backing Her
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is not publicly backing any candidate in the race to replace Democratic Rep. Jan...
Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed
For the better part of a century, there was one thing even the U.S. government would not do to pad...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
President Donald Trump has shattered the limits of executive authority by ordering the summary executions of individuals he deems members...
“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”
In September, The Intercept broke the story of the U.S. military ordering an additional strike on an alleged drug boat...
Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump Administration has siphoned off at least $2 billion from the Pentagon budget for anti-immigration measures, with plans to...
U.S. Realizes It Can Seize Boats After All
U.S. forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, two government sources familiar with the matter...
Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
The idea of a “right to repair” — a requirement that companies facilitate consumers’ repairs, maintenance, and modification of products...
Sens Marsha Blackburn, Maria Cantwell hustling to protect college athletes’ finances in murky NIL world
EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., plan to go to bat for college athletes to help secure...
Trump goes to bat for Roger Clemens’ Hall of Fame candidacy ahead of committee vote
President Donald Trump went to bat for legendary pitcher Roger Clemens one last time as the Era Committee will reveal...
White House roadmap says Europe may be ‘unrecognizable’ in 20 years as migration raises doubts about US allies
The White House warns in a stark new National Security Strategy that Europe could be "unrecognizable in 20 years or...
ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video
Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed and shot crowd suppression munitions at newly sworn-in Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva during a confrontation with...
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
Two survivors clung to the wreckage of a vessel attacked by the U.S. military for roughly 45 minutes before a...
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
Lawmakers who saw a video of a U.S. attack on wounded and helpless people clinging to the wreckage of a...
