House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference at 10 a.m. Monday on the 20th day of the government shutdown as the Senate fails to pass the GOP stopgap funding measure. Johnson has hosted numerous press conferences since the shutdown began earlier this month, even as the House remains on recess during a […]
Democrats could be looking at Nov. 1, the start of open enrollment for health insurance, as the next date for an opportunity to reopen the federal government as the shutdown enters its third week. Senate Democrats are standing by their demands to negotiate a bipartisan deal in which Obamacare subsidies would be extended, with Senate […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. When news broke about a transgender-antifascist, dubbed “trantifa,” death cult […]
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to send federal troops to the city, saying crime is down under his watch and that local officials have the situation under control. Lurie, speaking at the San Francisco Police Department’s academy in Diamond Heights this week, praised a reduction in reported […]
Some of the internet was inoperable early Monday as an issue with Amazon Web Services in the U.S. knocked down many of the world’s largest websites, messaging platforms, banks, and other internet-based services. Problems with the company’s cloud service at a facility in northern Virginia, according to reports. Among the sites reportedly affected from the […]
Former President Barack Obama is making the New Jersey governor’s race a fresh test of his electoral influence as Democrats seek to keep Republicans from gaining a foothold in a traditionally blue state. Obama is lending his voice to radio and digital ads supporting Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), the Democratic nominee for governor. Sherrill holds […]
The lead defense attorney of former FBI Director James Comey could be removed from representing Comey in his upcoming federal criminal trial if prosecutors get their way. Lawyers filed a motion on Sunday night claiming that Patrick Fitzgerald, Comey’s attorney, could have a conflict of interest resulting from previous actions in which he allegedly helped […]
Shrapnel from the 250th anniversary celebration for the U.S. Marine Corps on Saturday struck and damaged a law enforcement officer’s vehicle along a major California highway. An artillery round fired from one of the weapons used in the “Sea to Shore — A Review of Amphibious Strength” celebration prematurely exploded in the air over Interstate […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, won Bolivia’s presidential election on Sunday, preliminary results showed, galvanizing voters outraged by the country’s economic crisis and frustrated with 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. “The trend is irreversible,” Oscar Hassenteufel, the president […]
President Donald Trump revealed that he will be slapping a new tariff on Colombia, the latest move in his war on drug trafficking in South America. Trump told reporters on Sunday night that he will announce the specific rate on Monday, while calling the country a “drug manufacturing machine” with a “lunatic” for president. The […]
