Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on a bill to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies for three years, rejecting bipartisan proposals and drawing criticism from Republicans that it is an unserious attempt to avert skyrocketing out-of-pocket premiums that take effect on Jan. 1. The legislation, which is expected to receive a vote on Dec. […]
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to refund restitution payments made and fines incurred by a Maryland couple after an appeals court tossed their convictions related to Jan. 6, 2021. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had previously denied in June Cynthia Ballenger and Christopher […]
First lady Melania Trump announced Thursday morning that seven Ukrainian children — six boys and one girl — have been returned to their families. As Russia’s war with Ukraine rages on, Russian soldiers have nabbed Ukrainian children in an effort to warp their worldview against their country. Nearly 20,000 estimated Ukrainian children have yet to […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha praised actress Halle Berry for saying Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) “probably should not be our next president.” Berry and Newsom were at a New York Times summit on Wednesday when Berry condemned the governor for vetoing her menopause bill in California twice. “[Newsom] overlooked women, devaluing us in midlife. He […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) this week accused former Vice President Kamala Harris of making false statements in her new memoir, suggesting she is peddling “lies” in order to boost book sales. “I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies,” Shapiro said during an interview with the Atlantic published Wednesday, in reference to […]
The Trump administration renamed the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace to the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” The Trump administration is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the former USIP leadership and staff over who owns the institute. USIP’s staff has been fired twice, and the building is now in […]
Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) was sworn in as the newest member of the House Republican conference on Thursday morning, less than two days after he won a special election in Tennessee. The House now stands at 220 Republicans to 213 Democrats, which translates to a three-seat majority for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who presided […]
The FBI arrested a suspect in connection with the pipe bombs that were planted in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. The agency detained the suspect on Thursday morning, nearly five years after surveillance footage captured a person planting the devices near the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters, according to NBC News […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]
As the fallout from a military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean continues, Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley is expected to tell congressional leaders the reported survivors killed in the attack were “legitimate targets.” “Adm. Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley plans to say he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to […]
