A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term.
The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into claims that Rep. Nancy Mace overcharged a congressional reimbursement program for housing and living costs.
An estimated 32.6 million people have watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on television.
The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks.
The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address.
The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing.
The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
Federal prosecutors say a man has been charged with setting a fire outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont.
Authorities are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
President Joe Biden made abortion and reproductive rights a central theme of his State of the Union speech, but he never mentioned the word “abortion.”.
President Joe Biden is expressing growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With an unscripted clash between President Joe Biden and a Georgia congresswoman at Thursday night’s State of the Union speech, the killing of a Georgia nursing student was further cemented as a political rallying point in the 2024 race for president.
The State of the Union was one of President Joe Biden's best chances to make the broadest possible case for his reelection.
President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address to establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to boost humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory.
President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.
The U_S_ Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”.
A new poll finds that a significant share of U.S. adults doubt the mental capabilities of 81-year-old President Joe Biden and 77-year-old Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner in what could be a rematch of the 2020 election.
A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress — tough asks like an assault weapons ban.
The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.
A moment about the death of President Joe Biden's son during the State of the Union address turned into a stunning outburst by one of the Republican’s most outspoken members.
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Radio personality Rush Limbaugh and wife Kathryn (L) attend the State of the Union address with First Lady Melania Trump in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70. “I have to tell you something today that I wish I didn’t have to tell you,” he said at the time. It was then announced on his website with the message: “In Loving Memory of Rush Hudson Limbaugh III; The Greatest of All Time.”AdBREAKING: Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70. https://t.co/LRyoh5LXlh pic.twitter.com/JQcdCqGvnr — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 17, 2021Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during the State of the Union address last year. Read back: Radio host Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. She also told EU legislators that Italy will host a global health summit next year, during its G20 presidency. To counter this, von der Leyen said she wants more money poured into research and development and more powers going to EU-wide institutions like the European Medicines Agency. “So for me, it is crystal clear we need to build a stronger European health union. And I’m grateful that this parliament is ready to fight for more funding and remedy the cuts made by the European" summit of government leaders.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the plenary during her first State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the United Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the EU-UK bilateral withdrawal agreement without destroying global trust in the country. It would be bad for Britain, bad for our relations with the rest of the world and bad for any future treaty on trade," von der Leyen quoted from Thatcher. Von der Leyen said, however, that the EU will always respect its signature — “We will never backtrack on that."
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the plenary during her first State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)BRUSSELS – The European Union's top official on Wednesday proposed a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse emissions in Europe, setting a reduction goal of 55% by 2030, significantly higher than the current target of 40%. EU leaders agreed last year to make the bloc’s economy carbon neutral by the middle of the century. According to the EU, its greenhouse gas emissions already decreased by 23% between 1990 and 2018, with the economy growing by 61% in that period.
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DETROIT – Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow and her guest, Andrea Ward Pietrowsky spoke with Local 4′s Priya Mann ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Watch the interview above. Pietrowsky is from Grosse Pointe Woods. She’s the mother of a young girl named Louisa, who was born with a rare and severe heart condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Sydrome (HLHS). Pietrowsky is an advocate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), lower prescription drug prices and medicaid expansion through Little Lobbyists.
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Gretchen Whitmer has been tapped to deliver the Democratic response following President Trump’s State of the Union address. I think the whole world should be paying attention to Michigan,” Whitmer said. READ: Trump wants to deliver State of Union even if trial underwayWhile it may not be the whole world, but a good chunk of the country will hear Whitmer deliver the reponse for the Democratic party following Trump’s State of the Union. We’re thinking about our futures and how to get ahead, but we’re also thinking about our families too,” Whitmer said. The State of the Union is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Rep. Paul Mitchell of Michigan announced on July 24, 2019, in a House floor speech that he will not seek reelection. Rep. Pete Olson of Texas announced on July 25, 2019, in a statement that he will not run for reelection in 2020. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama announced on July 26, 2019, that she will not seek reelection for a sixth congressional term in 2020. Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois announced on August 30, 2019, that he will not seek reelection in 2020. Rep. Bill Flores of Texas announced on September 4, 2019, that he will not seek reelection in 2020.