Virginians are headed to the polls on Nov. 4 to choose between a slew of candidates campaigning for seats in the House of Delegates. In Democrats’ fight to hold on to their razor-thin 51-49 majority in the state House, the party is running candidates in all 100 districts for the first time in recent history. […]
Republican congressional leaders held firm Friday in their support for the Senate’s legislative filibuster, resisting President Donald Trump’s latest call for Republicans to repeal the 60-vote threshold to reopen the government and advance his agenda with only a simple majority. “Leader Thune’s position on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged,” Ryan Wrasse, a […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is set to hold a press conference around 10 a.m. Friday with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. PUBLIC BLAMES GOP MORE THAN DEMOCRATS FOR SHUTDOWN AHEAD OF SNAP FUNDING DEADLINE The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday, ratcheting up pressure on both parties to get a […]
The public continues to blame Republicans more than Democrats for the government shutdown despite the GOP’s best efforts to convince the people otherwise. In an ABC News-Washington Post-Ipsos poll released Thursday, 45% of respondents said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are responsible for the shutdown, while 33% said congressional Democrats are responsible, and another […]
Capitol Hill staffers, already frustrated by the prospect of a first missed paycheck on Friday due to the government shutdown, have begun highlighting how seemingly everyday, small tasks are becoming increasingly difficult. “There have been so many small inconveniences where we don’t realize are essential to having an open and effective government — the doors being […]
President Donald Trump and Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping seem to be embracing a water-under-the-bridge mentality following their trade summit in South Korea. Despite speculation that the summit could prove to be a tense confrontation between the two world leaders — their first time meeting in person since Trump returned to office — the United […]
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first in-person meeting since Trump’s return to the White House came at a crucial moment in the U.S.-China relationship, as the two superpowers posture for a competitive advantage in areas ranging from rare earth minerals to artificial intelligence. However, Trump’s readout for the pair’s “amazing,” roughly 100-minute […]
The national average price for regular gas on Friday is $3.04 per gallon, a slight decrease from earlier this week. There were no spooky increases at the pumps or frightening fuel costs this Halloween. Overall, gas prices have remained relatively steady with a downward trend to the $3 per gallon price point, according to AAA. […]
President Donald Trump is eager to show that his tariffs can yield a diplomatic breakthrough with China, just as the Senate rebukes him over months of trade war turbulence. The president, who finished a weeklong swing through Asia on Thursday, announced an uneasy truce with China following a meeting with its leader, President Xi Jinping, […]
Several more Republican senators have joined Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) effort to ensure food stamp benefits continue during the government shutdown. The push underscores a rift within the Senate GOP conference about how best to navigate the shutdown and the cessation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Some Republicans are holding firm to the notion […]
