President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the US House of Representatives to vote immediately on billions of dollars in Ukraine aid, as the chamber's Republican speaker hesitates in the face of pressure from Donald Trump and his allies.Johnson earlier said he was looking at a "number of avenues" on Ukraine but, after the House reconvened from a break, he remained non-committal on Wednesday.
Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is enforceable. Despite many members in their own party calling for an end to the law, GOP leaders in the Legislature, which is controlled by conservatives, said they will be "closely reviewing" the court's ruling and listening to constituents to determine the best course of action. "The Supreme Court has made its decision, and it was one based solely on the text of the law - it was not a policy statement," Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma said in a statement to ABC News.
Democrats scored a tactical win this week after No Labels, a group that had been pushing for a potential third-party presidential bid, announced it was dismantling its effort this year. Democratic strategists, party officials and activists had kept close tabs on the centrist group, trying to monitor their movements and assess their money as they…