US Politics & Business News
Read the latest news about U.S. politics today at Congress.net
The 2024 presidential race is still far away, but some polls have already been conducted to gauge the potential matchups between the candidates. According to the latest polls, former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in five battleground states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania1. Trump also has a slight edge over Biden in…
New House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with an anti-gay conversion therapy group called Exodus International and worked as an attorney and spokesman for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a socially conservative legal advocacy group that opposes LGBTQ rights, abortion, and secularism12. He and his group collaborated with Exodus from 2006 to 2010, providing legal advice…
Vice President Kamala Harris said that the US has no intention of sending combat troops to Israel or Gaza amid the ongoing war. This is a very important and timely topic that has implications for the US role and strategy in the region. Here is a summary of what I found: To amplify information: 1….
Critics argued that the Biden administration did not take a strong enough stance against Israeli actions in Gaza, particularly the Israeli military’s airstrikes and operations that resulted in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure in Gaza. They contended that the U.S. should have done more to pressure Israel to seek a diplomatic resolution and cease…
Mike Johnson is the new House speaker of the US House of Representatives, as of October 25, 2023. Johnson was sworn in as the 56th speaker of the House after weeks of infighting and chaos among House Republicans. He is a Republican congressman from Louisiana who is a close ally of former President Donald Trump…
Tensions between Trump and Republican National Committee are a result of the former president’s dissatisfaction with the organization’s handling of the 2020 election and its neutrality in the 2024 primary race. Trump has decided to skip the third GOP debate in Miami and hold a rival rally nearby, which some Republicans see as a sign…
The Republican party is still looking for a candidate to be the US House Speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and Jim Jordan failed to get enough votes. There are nine candidates who have registered to run for the position and will present their pitches at a closed-door forum on Monday evening1. Here are some…
President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve a supplemental budget request for fiscal 2024 that will provide security assistance for conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, as well as address other national and global challenges. Here are some key points from the news and web search results: President Biden has urged Congress to act quickly…
Patrick McHenry is the interim House speaker of the United States, a position he assumed on October 3, 2023, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by a coalition of Democrats and eight Republicans1. He is a Republican congressman from North Carolina, who has been serving in the House since 20042. He is also the chair of…
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, has failed to win enough votes from his party to become the new House speaker, after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Jordan has faced opposition from some moderate and pragmatic Republicans, who view him as too extreme and divisive for the position. ordan…