House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wholeheartedly defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership on Monday, after eight members of the Democratic caucus supported advancing a short-term funding patch over the weekend. Jeffries, when asked during a press conference whether he believes Schumer is effective and should remain as the Senate’s minority leader, simply […]
A bus carrying over 30 teenagers and adults on their way back home from church camp overturned on a road in Southern California, sending at least 20 people to nearby hospitals. The bus was heading toward Orange County from the San Bernardino Mountains when it crashed around 9 p.m. Sunday local time on State Route […]
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) will retire from the House at the end of her term after more than 10 years in the chamber. The 80-year-old New Jersey congresswoman, who has served in the House since 2015, said her retirement is an effort “to pass the torch to the next leader.” “I believe in giving […]
China paused its retaliatory port fees on ships linked to the United States for one year, starting Monday, after the Trump administration did the same for Chinese ships, suggesting trade tensions are easing. The move comes as President Donald Trump lowered his fentanyl-related tariffs on China, effective Monday, following successful trade talks between the world’s […]
Washington Examiner’s Byron York said Monday the split among Senate Democrats working with Republicans to reopen the government marks the latest in-party feud, predicting the in-fighting is “not going away.” York said it is “incredible” how much changes over just a few days. Many said on Wednesday that the Democratic Party has “new momentum” after […]
(The Center Square) — U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff cited rising health care premiums as the reason for their “no” votes on advancing a deal to end the federal government shutdown. Warnock and Ossoff were two of eight Democratic senators who split with their party on a Republican-backed deal late Sunday to end the […]
(The Center Square) – Veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from repeated explosions complete suicide at more than twice the rate of civilians, suggesting a gap in treatment that congressional lawmakers want to fill. U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced legislation Monday called the Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Adaptive Care Opportunities […]
(The Center Square) – The Town of Palmyra board violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Act on five occasions, a Jefferson County judge recently ruled. The claims ranged from Town Board supervisors Rob Martens and Josh Gajewski discussing town business over email instead of at a board meeting, discussing the lease of a Bobcat to the Town […]
President Donald Trump quietly welcomed interim Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa to the White House on Wednesday, a historic moment as the two countries take another step toward ending decades of U.S. isolationism toward Syria. Sharaa arrived at the White House shortly after 11:30 a.m. without the pomp and circumstance of the ceremonial honor guard […]
Following eight Democratic senators siding with Republican senators on an agreement to fund the government and end the shutdown, three went on a media tour to explain their votes. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Monday. Kaine notably voted against funding the government, which extended the shutdown through Virginia’s election earlier this […]
