Washington Times - Politics

• Speaker McHenry? Desperate lawmakers weigh giving GOP backbencher power to run the House

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 59

  Hours after Rep. Jim Jordan's failed bid to win the speaker's gavel on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats are weighing a plan to give Rep. Patrick...

• Nonprofit quits Harvard over leadership's attitude to student groups' statement on Hamas attack

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 78

  The Wexner Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on the development of Jewish leadership, announced Monday it is ending ties with Harvard University...

• Trump is appealing gag order in 2020 election interference case

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 34

  Former President Donald Trump is appealing a narrow gag order that bars him from making statements attacking prosecutors, potential witnesses and...

• Menendez won't go to classified Israel briefing because he's accused of being illegal foreign agent

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 87

  Embattled Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez will not attend a classified all-senators briefing from U.S. officials on Israel set for Wednesday in the...

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• Kari Lake's lawsuit over metro Phoenix's electronic voting machines has been tossed out

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 67

  A federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit brought by former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake that was previously dismissed, challenging...

• Biden should avoid 'gutsy, bold' trip to Israel, says Rep. Burchett

  18-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 43

  Rep. Tim Burchett said he wishes President Biden weren't taking his trip to Israel.

• New York Gov. Hochul heads to Israel for 'solidarity' mission

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 53

  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is heading to Israel on Tuesday for a "solidarity mission" that will include meetings with diplomatic leaders and...

• Justice Amy Coney Barrett expresses support for a formal Supreme Court ethics code

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 37

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Monday that it would be a good idea for the nation's highest court to adopt a formal code of...

• Biden to travel to Israel and Jordan on Wednesday

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 30

  President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the Jewish state in the wake of the surprise terror attack by the...

• Jim Jordan scrambles to lock down support for Tuesday's vote for House speaker

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 43

  Rep. Jim Jordan gained significant momentum in his quest for the speaker's gavel but is still working to convince Republican holdouts to provide...

• Justice Department seeks longer sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 52

  The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the U.S....

• Trump vows to ban Gaza refugees from U.S. if he wins a second term

  17-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 56

  Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees...