Politics

Georgia state senators advance a bill to create a tax-free holiday for guns, ammunition, gun safes and other gun accessories.

Georgia lawmakers advance bill to create guns and ammo tax holiday

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments regarding whether former President Donald Trump is eligible to run for president.

Supreme Court to hear arguments over Trump’s ballot eligibility: The Morning Rundown: Feb. 8, 2024

The World Health Organization is writing up a "pandemic treaty" that could be ratified by treaties in May at the World Health Assembly.

Will Biden enter pandemic treaty requiring 20% of supplies go to WHO?

A group of 10 scientists sued a journal for retracting studies on the abortion pill, saying the retractions were politically motivated.

Publisher retracts key study cited by federal judge in FDA abortion pill ruling

Files released by Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, suggest that the White House may have pressured Amazon into restricting COVID-related items.

GOP: White House pressured Amazon to ‘censor’ COVID-related books

The vote to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed 214-216. Three Republicans joined with Democrats but one was a surprise.

How Al Green and the Democrats sank the Mayorkas impeachment vote

Ronna McDaniel offered to step down after the South Carolina primary. The announcement came after she was said to have met with Trump for hours.

Ronna McDaniel offers to step down as RNC chair after meeting with Trump

The winner of last night's Nevada Republican primary has been declared, and it wasn't Nikki Haley, the only major candidate on the ballot.

Nikki Haley loses Nevada primary to ‘none of these candidates’

House Republicans fail to impeach the Homeland Security secretary and pass an Israel aid bill.

House Republicans fail to impeach Mayorkas, pass Israel funding bill: The Morning Rundown, Feb. 7, 2024

Senate Republican leadership said a vote on a bipartisan border security and foreign aid package would fail.

Border security bill dead in Senate, Israel aid doomed in House

The hold, issued on Monday, Feb. 5, enables California to continue requiring background checks for those who are purchasing ammo.

Court keeps Calif. ammo background check in place after judge rules it unconstitutional

The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banished Gov. Kristi Noem over her remarks on crime and immigration in South Dakota.

South Dakota tribe banishes Gov. Kristi Noem over immigration remarks

A three-judge panel rejected Trump's claims he could not be charged because of presidential immunity, but Trump may appeal the ruling.

Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s presidential immunity claim

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has requested Secret Service protection following multiple swatting incidents.

Nikki Haley applies for Secret Service protection

President Joe Biden said he would veto a standalone Israel aid bill pushed by House Republicans calling it a political ploy.

Biden threatens to veto House GOP’s standalone bill for Israel aid

Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III began outpatient treatment after being diagnosed with cancer.

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: The Morning Rundown, Feb. 6, 2024

The National Border Patrol Council has endorsed the Senate's new bipartisan immigration deal, a key win for negotiators trying to get it passed into law.

Border Patrol union endorses Senate immigration deal

The Senate border deal already appears doomed. House Republicans are countering with a standalone bill to provide aid to Israel.

Senators on both sides criticize border deal; House GOP says it’s DOA

A lesser-known feature of the Inflation Reduction Act offers a tax incentive aimed at encouraging individuals to install home EV chargers.

Home EV charger tax credit covers most of the US, some say it’s too broad

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, according to Buckingham Palace. It was found during a separate procedure.

President Biden, world leaders react to King Charles III cancer diagnosis

Dearborn, Michigan, was deemed as "America’s Jihad Capital" in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece and controversy has quickly followed.

Security increased in Dearborn, MI, after WSJ op-ed names it US ‘Jihad capital’

The Border Patrol arrested Gerardo Henao 14 hours after President Joe Biden suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico this week. But instead of being summarily deported, he was dropped off by agents the next day at a San Diego bus stop, where he caught a train to the airport for a flight to Newark, New Jersey.

Senators unveil $118 billion bill for border, Israel, Ukraine

Senate Democrats are seeking to highlight Republicans’ resistance to legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, holding a vote on the matter Thursday as part of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to drive an election-year contrast on reproductive care.

Schumer: Security bill on immigration, Ukraine aid to be unveiled soon: The Morning Rundown, Feb. 2, 2024

Sen. James Lankford, the top Republican negotiator of the border security and foreign aid package, explained the bill and addressed rumors.

Lankford says this is what’s really in the immigration, foreign aid package