Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass a Senate foreign aid bill following Iran’s drone strikes that targeted Israel over the weekend, but the House is unlikely to take up the bill, complicating matters. The Senate passed a $95 billion bill […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a freeway to one of the nation’s busiest airports, causing a travel nightmare in Chicago during Monday’s morning rush hour. Protesters gathered Monday morning around 7:40 a.m. local time, blocking traffic on westbound Interstate 190 leading to O’Hare International Airport. The commuting delays caused by the protesters prompted several passengers to abandon […]
Disney+ is reportedly planning to introduce channels to its streaming platform. The Disney+ channels will be in the same vein as television channels on cable, playing different shows and movies at specific times. These channels would likely contain ads that would play during the programming, which has become a growing trend for streaming services as […]
The House rejected a final effort by hard-line Republicans to block the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act over objections a measure was not included to prohibit warrantless searches by the federal government. Lawmakers voted 259-128 to table a motion to reconsider, paving the way for the House to send the […]
Former President Donald Trump railed against Judge Juan Merchan for not approving him to skip trial proceedings on May 17 for his son Barron’s high school graduation, with Merchan punting on whether Trump will be allowed to have the day off. Merchan reportedly said he “cannot rule on those dates at this time,” noting it […]
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a women’s prison in California infamous for rampant sexual abuse against inmates. Federal Correctional Institution Dublin is set to close due to a violent reputation that contributed to its nickname as the “rape club,” the embattled BOP announced. The Associated Press exposed the prison’s problems in an investigation […]
Popular tax filing service H&R Block is experiencing outages with its computer software as the tax filing deadline is just hours away. The federal income tax deadline for tax year 2023 is 11:59 p.m. on Monday. Users on social media reported error messages when attempting to file their returns to the Internal Revenue Service. Downdetector […]
The Supreme Court on Monday let an Idaho law blocking gender transition medicine for minors to broadly take effect, overturning the decisions of lower federal courts. The Republican-backed law will be in effect until the full court has had the opportunity to make a judgment in the case. Until then, the ruling will only apply […]
The Trump campaign is downplaying the importance of abortion in the battleground state of Arizona, claiming the issue is a top concern for mostly Democratic voters after the state Supreme Court upheld a 19th-century near-total ban on abortion. After conducting an internal poll from April 7-11 of 400 likely general election voters in the Grand […]
Eligible residents who have not gotten their payments from the Alaska‘s Department of Revenue as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend program will get their checks in three days. Those who have yet to receive their payments from the PFD program from 2023, or earlier, and had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status by last Wednesday, will get their check from the […]
