Scott Wong

WASHINGTON — The House voted to renew a powerful surveillance program on Friday, two days after a band of 19 conservative privacy hawks revolted

House Republican impeachment managers will walk the articles over to the Senate chamber Tuesday with what is expected to be a short-lived trial beginning on Wednesday.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a member of the speaker's own Rules Committee, says he will co-sponsor a resolution to remove Johnson as speaker months before the election.

The trial is unlikely to last long, with Democrats and some Republicans saying the DHS secretary hasn’t committed an impeachable offense.

Senators will soon be sworn in to oversee the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Democrats are expected to dismiss the case “expeditiously.”

House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and send it to the Senate. President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law.

The legislation gives TikTok's China-based parent company nine to 12 months to sell or be banned in the U.S., ensuring the app will remain active through the fall campaign.

Student protests opposing the war in Gaza have rocked the school.

House Republicans plan to hold hearings with more university presidents on antisemitism and scrutinize the visas of students engaged in "radical" protests.