EXCLUSIVE — A Republican lawmaker is looking to enforce transparency in how the Department of Veterans Affairs records disciplinary action against staff members accused of inappropriate behavior. Under a new bill introduced by Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) on Wednesday, the secretary of Veterans Affairs would be required to list any investigation or findings of misconduct […]
Former President Donald Trump has made a welcome clarification that he would “100%” defend NATO allies that meet the alliance’s defense spending target of 2% of their GDP. Amid the war in Ukraine and associated Russian threats to Europe, there is no excuse for any NATO member not to meet that target. In an interview […]
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that leaders in Alamance County who refused to remove a Confederate monument outside a courthouse acted lawfully in not moving the statue. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that despite calls from the NAACP and other plaintiffs to have the monument removed, county leadership lacked […]
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) said enough House Democrats would support a Ukraine loan and protect House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from a move to vacate if he put the bill on the floor for a vote. In an interview with the New Republic, Boyle said there are “reasons for cautious optimism” in getting House Republicans […]
The Alabama legislature has sent a sweeping diversity, equity, and inclusion ban to Gov. Kay Ivey’s (R-AL) desk that would bar the race and gender ideology in universities, public schools, and other state institutions. Lawmakers in the Yellowhammer State sent Senate Bill 129 to Ivey on Tuesday, and it awaits a signature. The bill would […]
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and 18 other Senate Democrats wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to establish the framework for the United States to recognize a nonmilitarized Palestinian state. The senators pointed to diplomatic relations in the Middle East and the influence America has had in the region in the past. Carper […]
The Federal Reserve held its interest rate target steady, in line with expectations that the timing of rate cuts has been pushed back by stubborn inflation. After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington, D.C., the Federal Reserve announced it would keep its rate target at 5.25% to 5.50%. The move was […]
The Congressional Budget Office projects an explosive rise in federal debt, despite slight improvements in the past year, as the country faces a fiscal reckoning in the coming decades. In a much-anticipated update on Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office, Congress’s nonpartisan group of budget experts, said federal debt held by the public will balloon to 107% of […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) announced Wednesday that he will be running to become the Senate Republican Conference vice chairman. The Oklahoma senator, who has served in the upper chamber since 2015, became the face of the failed compromise border security bill that was rejected by members of his own party after former President Donald Trump […]
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether to allow Texas to enforce a state law temporarily that permits state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of illegally entering the country. The hearing came one day after the Supreme Court effectively allowed the measure to take effect, only for the U.S. […]
