Killing of Laken Riley is now front and center of US immigration debate and 2024 presidential race
With an unscripted clash between President Joe Biden and a Georgia congresswoman at Thursday nightโs State of the Union speech, the killing of a Georgia nursing student was further cemented as a political rallying point in the 2024 race for president.
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing โresentment, revenge and retributionโ and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.
What is the State of the Union? A look at some of the history surrounding the annual event
The U_S_ Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president โshall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.โ.
6 in 10 US adults doubt mental capability of Biden and Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds that a significant share of U.S. adults doubt the mental capabilities of 81-year-old President Joe Biden and 77-year-old Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner in what could be a rematch of the 2020 election.
Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus
The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.
Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh dies at 70
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh and wife Kathryn (L) attend the State of the Union address with First Lady Melania Trump in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Rush Limbaugh, a conservative radio personality that has been in the business for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 70. His wife, Kathryn Limbaugh, announced his death at the beginning of his radio show on Wednesday. BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh has died, according to message from Kathryn Limbaugh at beginning of his show. He often said it did not matter where you started or what you look like, as Americans we all have endless opportunities like nowhere else in the world,โ said Kathryn Limbaugh during her announcement on Wednesday.
EU wants better coordination on virus, announces summit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. She also told EU legislators that Italy will host a global health summit next year, during its G20 presidency. To counter this, von der Leyen said she wants more money poured into research and development and more powers going to EU-wide institutions like the European Medicines Agency. โSo for me, it is crystal clear we need to build a stronger European health union. And Iโm grateful that this parliament is ready to fight for more funding and remedy the cuts made by the European" summit of government leaders.
EU chief says UK cannot change EU-UK withdrawal agreement
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the plenary during her first State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BRUSSELS โ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the United Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the EU-UK bilateral withdrawal agreement without destroying global trust in the country. It would be bad for Britain, bad for our relations with the rest of the world and bad for any future treaty on trade," von der Leyen quoted from Thatcher. Von der Leyen said, however, that the EU will always respect its signature โ โWe will never backtrack on that."
EU top official proposes new 2030 target to reduce emissions
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the plenary during her first State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will set out her vision of the future in her first State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)BRUSSELS โ The European Union's top official on Wednesday proposed a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse emissions in Europe, setting a reduction goal of 55% by 2030, significantly higher than the current target of 40%. EU leaders agreed last year to make the blocโs economy carbon neutral by the middle of the century. According to the EU, its greenhouse gas emissions already decreased by 23% between 1990 and 2018, with the economy growing by 61% in that period.
WATCH: President Trump gives State of the Union address
ROANOKE, Va. โ President Trump gave the State of the Union address at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. Watch it here:ORIGINAL STORYAccording to the White House, viewers can expect a โcommon-sense visionโ for the country in which Trump โcelebrates Americaโs unrivaled economic and military strength.โThe address comes just hours before the verdict in Trumpโs impeachment trial, in which the Senate is expected to acquit him along party lines. Trump will host several special guests for the State of the Union address.
GOP congressman open to impeaching Trump
CNN(CNN) - Rep. Francis Rooney, a Florida Republican who appears open to impeaching President Donald Trump, said Sunday that what he's seen so far in the ongoing Trump-Ukraine scandal is "quite troubling." CNN's Jake Tapper asked Rooney on "State of the Union" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hypothetically called a vote tomorrow to launch an impeachment inquiry, "How do you think you'd go?" Rooney said he wasn't "100% sure right this second." The congressman said last week that Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, confirmed Thursday what Trump had denied -- that the President engaged in a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Mulvaney later sought to walk back his remarks, but Rooney said Sunday that "I don't see how you walk back something that is clear."
Here are the lawmakers not seeking reelection to Congress in 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The battle for control of Congress is more than a year away but some lawmakers are already deciding not to run for reelection, setting up a few potentially interesting campaigns in the 2020 election. Rep. Paul Mitchell of Michigan announced on July 24, 2019, in a House floor speech that he will not seek reelection. Rep. Pete Olson of Texas announced on July 25, 2019, in a statement that he will not run for reelection in 2020. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama announced on July 26, 2019, that she will not seek reelection for a sixth congressional term in 2020. Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced on July 31, 2019, he will not run for re-election.