Lawmakers who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders say federal agents want to question them A group of Democrats accused by Donald Trump of “seditious behavior” have said that the US president is using the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against them as a “tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress”. The four … Read more
Trump calls group of lawmakers ‘traitors’ over X video of them urging US military members to refuse illegal orders US politics live – latest updates Democrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of being “traitors” and said that they should be arrested and punished “by death” after they posted a … Read more
After 42-day standoff, government is back open – and minority party won no concessions from party in power More than 42 days ago, beleaguered congressional Democrats employed a tactic they were not known for using – refusing to fund the government unless their demands, in this case, an extension of tax credits that lowered costs … Read more
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York and gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey have given Democrats a night better than they dared hope for America gave Donald Trump a bloody nose. On the first big election night since Trump swept back into power, the results were better than Democrats could have dared hope. Continue … Read more
Group of 27 Congress members wrote to Marco Rubio to call for ‘swift release’ of 16-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have written to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel urging them to help secure the release of Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American citizen who has … Read more