The House of Representatives has just two more days in session before the first of Congress’ two government shutdown deadlines, putting lawmakers on a critically short timeline to reach a bipartisan deal. House lawmakers ended their week on Thursday afternoon after leaders called off votes scheduled for Friday.  Unless members have caucus or committee work to attend to, they are largely not expected back on Capitol Hill until...

Nikki Haley was the first of more than a dozen White House contenders to challenge former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination. One year after she launched her campaign, the former two-term South Carolina governor who later served as U.N. ambassador in the Trump administration is the last major rival standing against the former president in the race for Republican standard-bearer. “One year ago, there were...

The Australian Parliament voted overwhelmingly to call on the U.S. and U.K. Governments to end the prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and a group of more than 35 U.S. lawyers wrote a letter urging the U.S. Justice Department to drop the charges against the Australian journalist. This comes ahead of a hearing about Assange’s possible final legal appeal challenging his extradition from the U.K. to the U.S....