The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.
U.S. military aircraft in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. For months, the U.S. military has been building up a large naval force there as President Trump continues to threaten to attack Venezuela.
The district attorney in Atlanta addressed a Republican-led committee created to investigate her conduct during her prosecution of President Trump last year.
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.
A naturalization ceremony in Boston in August. The Trump administration has been closing loopholes in the immigration system and throwing up roadblocks for people seeking to enter and stay in the country.
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.
Both Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris benefited heavily from so-called dark money in 2024, but Democrats leaned more on the practice of funneling money through nonprofit groups that do not have to disclose their donors.
The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.
An oil tanker docked at Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. More than 400 tankers have moved Venezuelan oil or related products since 2019, and these vessels are part of a bigger fleet of ships that trade oil illicitly.
National Guard troops in Washington in August. A lower court judge had ordered that the troops be removed from the city, but the appeals court previously stayed the ruling while it considered the matter.
National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate since its founding in 1960.
The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.
The speaker had planned to give moderate Republicans seeking an extension of the tax credits a vote on their proposal, but said on Tuesday it was simply “not to be.”
Speaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.
People from Syria, South Sudan and those with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority are included in the latest restrictions. More than 35 countries are now under U.S. travel restrictions.
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