Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was unsure if the Epstein files are why the House isn’t in session and called for Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in. Greene has called for a definitive plan to replace the insurance premium tax credits not included in the Republican-backed government funding resolution. The […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) received praise from CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer in a rare moment of admiration for the Republican member. Greene is among a minority of House Republicans who are siding with Senate Democrats on keeping premium tax credits initially drafted under the Affordable Care Act and enhanced under the Biden administration amid […]
President Donald Trump’s newly brokered Gaza peace deal took center stage at his Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House, with the president predicting that the remaining hostages would be released from Hamas captivity by “Monday or Tuesday.” Trump is traveling to the Middle East on Sunday, with expected stops in Egypt, where the latest […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — A registered sex offender arrested after entering a female locker room in northern Virginia scolded the judge presiding over the case on Thursday for not using preferred pronouns. Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel Lopez in Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court to decide a trial date, but the hearing was derailed over […]
(The Center Square) – Microsoft backed out of a 240-acre data center plan in Caledonia. Hundreds showed up to object to a large-scale data center planned for Port Washington. Another proposed data center was recently rejected by Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack. Opposition is growing across Wisconsin to the large-scale projects as residents learn about the […]
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson were asked a series of yes-or-no questions by co-moderator Joni Balter, a multimedia journalist, during Wednesday night’s debate between the two at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium. KOMO News senior reporter Chris Daniels was the other moderator. Balter, a professional-in-residence at Seattle University, started […]
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Department of Labor told The Center Square that it has received 272 unemployment claims related to the federal government shutdown. Georgia has about 110,900 workers who could be affected by the shutdown, the labor department said. Employees will have to reimburse the federal government for any unemployment benefits they receive […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Thursday the committee will not hold oversight hearings into the work of former special counsel Jack Smith or the FBI’s Arctic Frost operation until the Justice Department releases more internal records about how federal agents tracked Republican senators during the Trump investigations. Speaking at a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, […]
President Donald Trump agreed to a deal with Finland to commission the construction of four icebreaking ships, and the United States will build seven more domestically. The construction of the seven icebreaking ships, key to Arctic operations with their ability to cut through formidable ice sheets, is expected to create thousands of jobs. Trump will […]
The Senate failed for a seventh time Thursday to pass dueling short-term spending bills to reopen the government, the latest indicator that lawmakers are no closer to a deal on healthcare demands from Democrats. The shutdown, on its ninth day, is on track to drag into next week. The upper chamber appeared likely to hold […]
