Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to “explain” her previous comments regarding the investigation into the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this year, Bondi teased releasing the list of Epstein’s clients. However, neither her office nor the FBI has released it as promised. Johnson took questions […]
The Syrian government announced a ceasefire Tuesday after it intervened to quell the deadliest outburst of sectarian violence since March, clashes that prompted Israeli airstrikes. The ceasefire, however, looks to be either shaky or nonexistent in practice, with continued reports of heavy clashes. Government troops entered the Druze stronghold of Suwayda on Tuesday, only to […]
An assisted-living center in Massachusetts, where nine people died in a fire on Sunday, was cited for failing to report within 24 hours more than two dozen safety incidents years before the tragedy, according to the state’s compliance report of the facility. The Associated Press reported that between May 5, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is holding on by a thread after an ultra-Orthodox party withdrew from its ruling coalition. The United Torah Judaism party announced on Monday evening the decision to pull its support over continued efforts to conscript ultra-Orthodox believers into the Israeli military. Members of the party have long threatened to […]
(The Center Square) – The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Monday it is appealing a recent Oakland County judge’s decision, which allowed Attorney General Dana Nessel to keep MEDC documents seized as a part of its investigation into a growing scandal over grant funding. “We have initiated the appeal process because the Attorney General’s office took […]
(The Center Square) – The day after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives sent them a hefty spending plan, Senate leaders aren’t rushing to act. Instead, they are halfway across the state at a summit in Pittsburgh with congressional, industry and state leaders discussing Pennsylvania’s role in powering the future of artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump […]
A bill striking billions in foreign aid will get slightly smaller after Republicans agreed to exempt $400 million in funding for AIDS prevention, a major concession to centrists wavering on the White House request. Exiting a Senate GOP lunch, White House budget chief Russ Vought told reporters Tuesday that PEPFAR, a Bush-era HIV program, would […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate and House are prioritizing disaster response and redistricting in the upcoming special session that begins Monday. The Republican leaders of both chambers have announced the creation of a Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding in the aftermath the Independence Day flooding that resulted in more than 120 […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) issued a subpoena Tuesday to former White House deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini as part of an escalating investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and final clemency decisions while in office. The committee had originally scheduled a voluntary interview with Tomasini for Friday. Although her lawyers previously said […]
Over a dozen House Republicans voted against a procedural measure to advance three pieces of legislation targeting cryptocurrency and a Defense Department appropriations bill, delivering a blow to leadership as they work to push President Donald Trump’s “crypto week” agenda. In a 223-196 vote, 13 Republicans voted against a rule vote that encompassed the Department […]
