Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is proposing a bill to halt federal funding for high-speed rail in California as the colossal project continuously faces delays and escalating costs. “California’s high-speed rail project has failed because of political ineptitude, and there is no plausible scenario where the cost to federal or state taxpayers can be justified,” Kiley […]
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg accused Robert Kennedy Jr. of “setting folks up for shame” over his push for healthier food and exercise, arguing some people have health issues out of their control. Since President-elect Donald Trump announced Kennedy’s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary, the nominee has stated the focus of the administration’s […]
No Labels will return to its roots after failing to make much headway in the 2024 presidential election, turning its focus back to congressional races and pausing its national efforts. The group reiterated its commitment to boosting centrist lawmakers in Congress during its national conference Thursday in Washington, emphasizing the need for bipartisanship in the […]
In the final days of election season, Democrats spent millions of dollars propping up independent candidate Dan Osborn in his since-unsuccessful bid to oust Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. The money, much of which was routed to a super PAC called Retire Career Politicians that purchased ads boosting […]
Rep. French Hill (R-AR) has won the chairmanship of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, beating out three other lawmakers vying for the gavel. Hill won the endorsement of the Republican steering committee on Thursday after he and the three other contenders presented their cases before the panel. If the full GOP conference ratifies the […]
The U.S. Postal Service‘s costly process of changing much of its fleet to electric vehicles is reportedly far behind schedule. USPS has touted its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle as part of its 10-year $40 billion investment strategy for upgrading and improving the way the USPS works, but a report from the Washington Post details how […]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) suggested Wednesday that the unidentified objects spotted flying in New Jersey and New York could pose a national security risk from China. The mysterious aerial vehicles, which the FBI is investigating, have been described as resembling small car-sized drones and have been flying over a New Jersey military installation, as well […]
House Republicans will select new leaders for several powerful committees this week, with the chairmen inheriting both a gavel and the task of advancing President-elect Donald Trump‘s agenda through a united GOP Congress. With the new members’ swearing-in on Jan. 3, 2025, and Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, the newly selected House committee leaders […]
The Montana Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ban on transgender medical procedures for minors this week, diverging from a growing national and international trend to restrict such treatments. The ruling comes as the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a similar law from Tennessee and as the United Kingdom made efforts this week to […]
More than $50,000 has been raised for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in an online fundraiser. Since the shooting on Dec. 4, money has flooded into the GiveSendGo fund created by the December 4th Legal Committee. The money is for Mangione’s legal fees, and a quarter of the […]
