• Selon les déclarations de financement de campagne, un super PAC nouvellement formé et proche des républicains a amassé un trésor de guerre de 140 millions de dollars dans le but de battre un démocrate sortant de l'Ohio qui brigue un nouveau mandat au Sénat en 2026.
• Le démocrate, qui a déjà effectué plusieurs mandats au Sénat et qui est considéré comme une cible prioritaire dans la stratégie du GOP pour accroître sa majorité, fait face à une primaire très disputée et subit des pressions sur plusieurs fronts politiques.
• Les démocrates préviennent que ces dépenses pourraient submerger les campagnes reposant sur de petits donateurs et transformer le paysage médiatique de l'État, tandis que les républicains soutiennent que ces fonds permettront de passer le bilan du candidat au crible.
Lee Zeldin affirme devant le Senate que le plan de l'administration Trump rendra l'Environmental Protection Agency « plus efficace »
Les démocrates du Senate ont accusé l'administration Trump d'avoir abandonné la mission de l'Environmental Protection Agency consistant à protéger la santé humaine et l'environnement lors d'une audition au Congress mercredi, fustigeant la direction de l'agence au sujet d'une proposition visant à réduire son budget de moitié.
La comparution de Lee Zeldin devant le Senate environment committee était la dernière des trois auditions budgétaires de l'administrateur de l'EPA cette semaine, au cours desquelles il a plaidé pour une réduction drastique du financement de l'agence, qui a déjà vu ses effectifs réduits à leur plus bas niveau depuis des décennies sous sa direction. Durant une grande partie de la semaine, l'ancien membre républicain du Congress de New York a adopté une approche agressive, répondant aux démocrates de la House et du Senate avec ses propres questions et les accusant parfois d'être mal préparés ou de ne pas se soucier du bilan de l'EPA. Continue reading...
• Les démocrates de la Chambre ont interrogé avec scepticisme le secrétaire à la Défense Pete Hegseth pour la première fois depuis le début de la guerre en Iran, faisant pression sur la stratégie et les coûts lors d'une audition le 29 avril.
• Un démocrate a accusé Hegseth de partisanerie, lui opposant ses propres déclarations passées lors d'un échange tendu.
• La confrontation souligne les clivages partisans concernant le coût économique de la guerre et la politique étrangère de Trump, dans un contexte de chute des indices de popularité.
The case is part of a national redistricting fight with high stakes for the November midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxVirginia supreme court justices on Monday questioned whether the state’s Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the balance of power in the US House.The new districts, which could net Democrats four additional seats, won narrow voter approval last week. But a Republican legal challenge contends the general assembly violated procedural rules by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless. Continue reading...
• Support for Israel has dramatically shrunk among Democrats in Congress, marking a political shift.
• Last week saw a seismic change with key figures like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez highlighting the reversal.
• This internal party divide impacts U.S. foreign policy and bipartisan legislation on Middle East aid.
Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night voteHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The Senate voted to adopt a $70bn budget plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol as part of a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).We have a multistep process ahead of us, but at the end Republicans will have helped ensure that America’s borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies.Instead of pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans should be working with Democrats to lower out-of-pocket costs.The Pentagon announced, without explanation, that “Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately”. The head of the US navy, which is now enforcing a wartime blockade of Iranian ports, was replaced by a former Maga political candidate, Hung Cao, now acting secretary of the navy.The surprise announcement brought renewed attention to Cao’s 2023 comments that that “witchcraft” had “taken over” Monterey, California.Virginia’s attorney general, Jay Jones, promised to appeal an injunction issued by a circuit court judge that temporarily blocks the state from certifying the results of the Tuesday’s redistricting referendum.As jet fuel prices spike amid the ongoing energy crisis sparked by Donald Trump’s war on Iran, two Republican senators, Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton, denounced a proposed US government bailout of budget carrier Spirit Airlines.Representative David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, has died at the age of 80. He is the fifth member of Congress to die in office within the last year. Continue reading...
Report from Elizabeth Warren calls Trump administration cuts to Social Security Administration ‘catastrophic’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCuts to the Social Security Administration have caused “customer service chaos” for millions of older Americans and those with disabilities who rely on the agency’s services, according to a new report from a group of Democratic senators.An investigation found that phone wait times were more than 10 times higher than what the agency claimed on its website, if the calls were even answered at all. Continue reading...
Democrats within reach of House majority after voters rebel against Republican gerrymanderingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMonths into his second term, Donald Trump wagered that he could beat the historic trend of the party in power losing seats in midterm elections if Republican-led states redrew congressional maps to sweep Democrats out of office.The gamble is looking to be a bust, or at best a draw, for the president, after Democrats fought back with their own redistricting efforts, the latest of which came to fruition in Virginia on Tuesday, when voters approved a plan that could remove all but one of the five Republicans in its current House of Representatives delegation. Continue reading...
Amid growing congressional scrutiny of his conduct, Patel has claimed he has ‘never been intoxicated on the job’US politics live – latest updatesHouse judiciary Democrats have launched a formal inquiry into FBI director, Kash Patel’s alleged drinking habits, demanding he complete a standardized alcohol abuse assessment and submit the results to Congress.In a letter sent on Tuesday, led by Jamie Raskin, a Maryland representative, Democrats on the committee called on Patel to take the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) – a 10-question World Health Organization screening tool used to identify harmful patterns of drinking – along with a sworn statement attesting to his answers. Lawmakers also requested all security clearance questionnaires Patel has completed since taking the role. Continue reading...
• California Democrats are urging swift action to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Swalwell following his resignation.
• Party leaders emphasize the need for a special election to maintain Democratic representation in the competitive district.
• The vacancy heightens midterm stakes, with Republicans eyeing gains in the state amid shifting voter dynamics.
