After 14 failed votes and a 40-day-long shutdown, the Senate is poised to take its first step toward reopening the government, with enough Democrats expected to relent on their healthcare demands to allow Republicans to overcome a filibuster. The test vote, slated to take place on Sunday night, comes shortly after Senate appropriators put the […]
President Donald Trump flew over Northwest Stadium in Air Force One on Sunday, where he attended the Washington Commanders game against the Detroit Lions. The flyover took place on Sunday afternoon, with Trump becoming the first sitting president at a regular-season NFL game since 1978. Trump attended the game to partake in an enlistment ceremony […]
Two executives at the BBC have resigned after a leaked memo revealed the British media outlet deceptively edited a speech President Donald Trump gave on Jan. 6, 2021. A Telegraph report on Sunday detailed the scathing 19-page memo, which showed that the BBC “completely misled” viewers of its Panorama show one week out from the […]
Virginia Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger said Sunday the federal government must reopen after her election, saying state residents want it to. Spanberger is one of several candidates to give the Democratic Party wind in its sails after the elections, including her own victory of about 15% against Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Election Day […]
Two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians are facing a federal indictment over their alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme. Luis Ortiz, 26, and Emmanuel Clase, 27, were charged Sunday with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, and money laundering conspiracy. The pair, who both hail […]
President Donald Trump promised Americans a tariff dividend of “at least $2,000 a person” in a post, calling anyone who doesn’t support his economic policies “FOOLS!” “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s […]
The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to “undo” certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments recently sent out to beneficiaries. The Department of Agriculture issued the Saturday memo in response to a Supreme Court ruling released Friday evening that stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to deliver full SNAP payments on […]
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha is wary of President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Senate filibuster, saying Sunday it’s there “for a reason.” Trump is calling for Senate Republicans to “TERMINATE” the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate, though many of these senators do not share his enthusiasm. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has […]
Hamas returned on Sunday what it said was the body of another Israeli hostage the terrorist group has held captive in Gaza, appearing to mark a positive development for the fragile Gaza ceasefire. Hadar Goldin, 23, was an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and the only hostage who was taken captive before Hamas’s […]
The government shutdown hit its 40th day on Sunday as the Senate prepared to reconvene for day two of its rare weekend session to try to move the needle as lawmakers sounded the alarm on rising disruptions to flights and beneficiary programs. The Senate was set to meet Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., with Republicans […]
