Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is demanding a vote on his amendment to strike hemp-ban language from a part of the GOP-proposed deal that could end the government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined with GOP senators to support a Republican-led stopgap funding deal Sunday, which includes a continuing resolution to reopen the government through Jan. 30 and […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned President Donald Trump’s criticism of air traffic controllers. Buttigieg responded to Trump’s Truth Social post Monday after the president floated a “$10,000 bonus” for air traffic controllers who continued working through the now 41-day government shutdown, and gave those who walked off the job a “negative mark.” “The President […]
The Senate was working to fast-track the stopgap funding deal to reopen the government on Monday after clearing its first procedural hurdle the prior evening. There was cautious optimism among senators and aides that a bipartisan timing agreement could be reached to bypass what would otherwise be days of procedural hurdles that could further draw […]
President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon of Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, Mark Meadows, and more than 70 other allies involved in efforts to challenge the 2020 election could upend the legal landscape for a handful of lingering state prosecutions tied to the so-called “alternate electors” plot. The broad clemency proclamation, signed Nov. 7 and posted online […]
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 […]
