On Tuesday, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee proposed renaming the Kennedy Center’s celebrated opera house to honor first lady Melania Trump. The panel voted 33-25 to add a provision to the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee annual spending bill to rename the opera house in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First […]
Fiscal hawks are split over how to avoid a government shutdown in the fall as the House struggles to pass all of its annual spending bills. At least two House rabble-rousers are threatening to oppose a continuing resolution, or funding patch, as the regular appropriations process sputters on the floor, with just two of the […]
(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump’s border czar is pledging to make sanctuary cities a primary target for federal immigration enforcement following the shooting of a border patrol agent in New York City over the weekend. Speaking to reporters at a briefing Monday, Tom Homan blamed the botched robbery and shooting of the off-duty […]
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square. Along with that increased spending, the number of those on Medicaid has climbed, though some healthcare experts note that despite this increased spending, Washington continues to undercompensate medical providers who […]
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo made “some mistakes” in the Democratic primary, saying Monday he did not capitalize on voters under 30, a demographic that “exploded” in this cycle. Cuomo, 67, is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary race to socialist Zohran Mamdani in June. The former New York governor […]
Two U.S. citizens, a Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker, have been restricted from leaving China. “We can confirm that a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee, while traveling to China in a personal capacity, was made subject to an exit ban in China,” a State Department spokesperson said Monday. “We are […]
Trump ally Alina Habba was replaced as the interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after failing to secure enough votes from the state’s federal judges in order to remain in the role. Renée Marie Bumb, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, issued the order after […]
Edith Chapin, editor in chief and acting chief content officer for NPR, informed her colleagues on Tuesday that she is resigning. Chapin’s decision comes a few days after Congress voted on July 18 to cut $1.1 billion in funding over the next two years for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will have a “severe” […]
House members will have more access to home security, following an increase in threats and safety concerns. The announcement came from Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration which oversees Capitol security enforcements. The framework will aim to “address security gaps and alleviate Members’ concerns while fulfilling their […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is putting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a difficult position as the Kentucky Republican spearheads an effort to push for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files while having a target on his back from President Donald Trump. Johnson, who, as speaker, is tasked with defending incumbent members, insists there is “no daylight” between the […]
