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McConnell says it would be ‘beyond stupid’ to shut down government ahead of election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it would be “beyond stupid” to shut the government down ahead of the November election. McConnell’s comments come as the deadline to pass the annual budget to fund the government is just weeks away. Current funding expires Sept. 30, and without an extension, most federal government operations would […]

Amazon announces return to five-day, in-person workweek for employees

Amazon employees will return to the office five days a week starting Jan. 2, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced in a note Monday. The change comes 16 months after Amazon implemented a hybrid working schedule, requiring employees to work at least three days in the office.  Jassy supported the shift in his statements after previously […]

Vance has not requested more Secret Service protection: ‘We have what we need’

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) revealed Tuesday that he has not asked for extra security from the Secret Service, adding that he is “proud” of the agents who are protecting him. Vance, Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, made the comment in response to a question about whether the former president has made efforts to increase his […]

Johnson lays out economic vision for second Trump administration

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) promised a second Trump administration would roll back the Green New Deal and expand the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act if former President Donald Trump is elected. Johnson, while warning that an economy under Vice President Kamala Harris would be “Marxist,” outlined Trump’s agenda for a GOP trifecta government […]

White House bristles at allegations Biden and Harris encouraged political violence

The White House dismissed claims President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other Democrats were stoking political violence by describing former President Donald Trump as a “threat to democracy” and “dangerous.” “The question that you’re asking is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told Fox News […]

House GOP seeks to block federal funding for states that give housing assistance to illegal immigrants

EXCLUSIVE — States could be blocked from providing subsidies to state or local governments that give housing assistance and other resources to illegal immigrants under a new bill being introduced on Tuesday.  Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is set to introduce the Keeping Aid for Municipalities and Localities Accountable, also known as the KAMALA Act, as […]

Obama joins TikTok influencers to give Harris another boost with younger voters

Former President Barack Obama took to TikTok on National Voter Registration Day in an effort to try and help Vice President Kamala Harris win her bid for the White House this fall.  Obama sat down on Tuesday with at least four TikTok influencers to encourage young people to register to vote and cast a ballot […]

Bill to protect IVF access blocked again in Senate after Trump’s pledge of support

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic-led bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization, the latest effort to put the GOP on the defensive over the issue in the run-up to the November elections. The result was expected, marking the second time the measure has been blocked from advancing. Senate Majority Leader […]

Judge rules against Mark Meadows in moving his Arizona fake electors case to federal court

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s “fake electors” case must remain in Arizona, a judge ruled on Monday.  Meadows is one of 18 people charged by a state grand jury in an alleged fake elector scheme to help former President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 election in Arizona and other […]

Man pleads not guilty in alleged Trump assassination plot

Iran-tied Pakistani national Asif Merchant pleaded not guilty on Monday to terrorism and murder-for-hire charges for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Merchant arrived in the United States in April after spending time in Iran and allegedly reached out to someone he thought could assist him in killing a […]
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