Biden asserts executive privilege to block Republicans from accessing his interview with special counsel

House judiciary committee advances resolution to hold Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden interview recording After hours of debate, the Republican-controlled House judiciary committee moved forward with a resolution to hold the attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt for not …

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Columbia president blames protesters after police arrest 300 on New York campuses; UCLA cancels all classes after violence – live

Closing summary We’re now closing this blog – but you can follow all the latest news and reaction from campus protests across the US in our new live blog: Here’s what happened earlier today: Dallas officers arrested at least 19 …

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Prosecutors file motion to hold Trump in contempt for allegedly violating gag order

House sends impeachment articles of homeland security secretary to Senate House Republicans have sent two articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, a move that will bring about a Senate trial. According to House Republicans, …

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Arizona Republicans who cheered fall of Roe backpedal to denounce 1864 abortion ban – live

Appeals court judge denies Trump’s third attempt this week to delay hush-money trial The appeals court judge, just moments after the hearing wrapped up in New York this afternoon, has ruled against Donald Trump’s third attempt this week to delay …

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Border deal ‘really close’, says Kyrsten Sinema amid Democrats’ anger over reports of Trump meddling – as it happened

Senator says immigration deal ‘really close’ as Democrats angry over reports of Trump meddling A senator working on a deal that would tighten immigration policy to discourage migrants and satisfy Republican demands to support aid to Ukraine and Israel says …

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