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Senate to begin election year collision with House over government spending

The Senate will begin debate next week on its spending proposals to fund the government for fiscal 2025, teeing up the appropriations process that will be a monthslong battle and is likely to include stopgap measures along the way to avoid shutdowns. Political tensions over spending and hot-button policy issues will be intensified in an […]

Gas Prices: Decrease at the pumps to the end the holiday weekend

Gas prices decreased slightly on Sunday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.506, according to AAA.  On Saturday, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.509. A week ago, it was $3.492. A month ago, it was $3.471, and a year ago, it cost $3.537 per gallon.  California had the […]

DOJ plots path forward after Supreme Court setbacks

The Department of Justice is showing signs of how it might attempt to overcome the fresh set of challenges it is facing in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision that favored dozens of Jan. 6 defendants, including former President Donald Trump. Over the past week, the DOJ began asking judges in Washington, D.C., […]

Democrats pitch ‘condensed’ blitz primary to ditch Biden and hoist new leader

As the Democratic Party stares at a crossroads concerning Joe Biden and its presidential ticket, a pair of Democrats are proposing a unique solution: a blitz primary to identify a new nominee. Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law, devised a strategy to capitalize on the party’s precarious situation in the wake of Biden’s stumbling […]

Warner-led Senate Democrats meeting to discuss Biden called off

A planned meeting of Senate Democrats, which was to be led by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and discuss President Joe Biden’s support ahead of the presidential election, has been called off, according to several reports. Warner had reportedly called the meeting in the wake of Biden’s performance in the first presidential debate late last month, […]

Sound of Hope scores Angel Studios’s second best opening day and A+ CinemaScore

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot scored the second-best opening day for Angel Studios, falling only behind last year’s Sound of Freedom. The latest film from Angel Studios opened on July 4, earning a total of $3.5 million on its opening day and going on to gross an additional $3.2 million over the […]

JD Vance defends Trump’s desire to investigate Biden in contentious interview

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) got into a contentious disagreement in an interview on Sunday over former President Donald Trump calling for an investigation into President Joe Biden. Vance criticized the media and Democratic lawmakers for how they have “lost their minds” over Trump saying he would “appoint a real special prosecutor to go after” Biden […]

Sen. Chris Murphy argues Biden ‘needs to do more’ to quell concerns from voters

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reiterated his support for President Joe Biden seeking reelection this November, though he admitted the president “needs to do more” to assure voters that he is up for the job. Murphy questioned why most of the post-debate discussion was on Biden’s mental fitness over former President Donald Trump’s “pathological lying.” However, […]

Democratic deadlines: When key states need to know whose name to print on ballots

President Joe Biden has maintained that he will push ahead with his presidential campaign after his debate performance has concerned Democrats about his viability against former President Donald Trump. Many Democrats have rallied around the president and continue to support him, but a small group of party members have called on him to step aside […]

Alec Baldwin’s trial for on-set Rust shooting to begin this week

The trial for Alec Baldwin’s on-set Rust movie shooting is set to begin on Tuesday and is scheduled to be held over the course of 10 days.  The shooting occurred in October 2021 when a gun Baldwin was holding fired a live round and killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Jury selection will begin on Tuesday […]
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