Congress aims to label Russia ‘Aggressor State’ instead of state sponsor of terrorism
Congressional leadership is working to quickly introduce a bill condemning Russia as an “Aggressor State” amid plans for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Washington on Wednesday. The designation would provide the president new sanctions authorities to target Russian officials; however a House GOP aide called it a “half-baked” response to Zelensky’s demand that the U.S. designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The state sponsor of terrorism label would isolate Moscow internationally and compel the U.S. to impose costs on countries engaging with
Read MoreDemocrats vote to release six years of Trump's tax returns
Democrats on the main tax-writing committee in the House voted during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to make six years of former President Trump’s tax returns public — the culmination of years of Democratic efforts to obtain Trump’s financial records and a move that Republicans view as a provocation as they assume control of the House. The returns, encompassing years 2015 to 2020, could be released in as soon as hours after the announcement, as part of two reports from the Ways and Means Committee to the broader Congress about the presidential audit system of the IRS.
Read MoreBiden administration asks Chief Justice to allow Title 42 to end
The Biden administration on Tuesday asked Chief Justice John Roberts to rule against GOP-led states who initiated court action to keep the controversial Title 42 policy in place. The administration was responding to Roberts' administrative stay from Monday, where he temporarily halted the end of the policy, set to end Wednesday. Title 42 has taken center stage in the political debate over immigration and border policy. Most Republicans and some Democrats call it essential to border control, while immigration advocates and most Democrats oppose Title 42 mainly b
Read MoreLawmakers race to finish year’s work before winter storm
Senators are scrambling to finish work on a 4,155-page omnibus spending package before a winter storm unleashes blizzard conditions across the country, which could wreak havoc on airports and roads right before Christmas. Democratic and Republican lawmakers say they hope they could pass the $1.645 trillion package on Wednesday evening and give the House a chance to pass it on Thursday, two days before Christmas Eve. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday urged colleagues to cooperate with his plan to pass the bill as soon as possible to
Read MoreSenate GOP pans 'immaturity' by House Republicans with omnibus threat
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