House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) advised representatives to begin their return to Washington early, with travel delays worsening, to vote on a bill to reopen the government. After more than 50 days of recess, Johnson has begun calling the members back ahead of the formal 36-hour notice that will come after the Senate passes its […]
(The Center Square) – Newly obtained records reveal further details of the Washington State Bar Association investigation into Attorney General Nick Brown that ended hours after The Center Square reached out for comment. WSBA rules dictate that bar complaint investigations into private attorneys are to be kept confidential, but The Center Square obtained records of the investigation through […]
Washington Examiner congressional reporter Samantha-Jo Roth said there are two silver linings to Senate Democrats working with Republicans to end the government shutdown, one of which is bringing national attention back to the state of healthcare. Eight Democratic senators joined Republicans in a 60-40 test vote on Sunday, which took place after Senate appropriators put […]
(The Center Square) – As Michigan ramps up its push for an electric future in transportation, the state is rolling out new grants to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure. It recently announced $1.84 million in taxpayer-funded grants through the Clean Fuel and Charging Infrastructure Program. That amount makes up just the first two rounds of funding. […]
Two prominent female White House press secretaries, including the nation’s first, clawed to shreds the new tell-all from former Biden administration spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, who said she left the Democratic Party because it wasn’t doing enough to fight President Donald Trump. At a Harvard University forum, former President Bill Clinton’s spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers, and […]
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. Monday as legislators seem to inch closer to ending the government shutdown. Eight Senate Democrats broke with their caucus to support an updated GOP-proposed continuing resolution plan in a test vote Sunday night. SENATE TAKES FIRST STEP TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT, FUELING DEMOCRATIC SPLIT The deal to end the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis asking the justices to overturn its 2015 decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. The high court did not elaborate on its decision to reject the petition, but the justices were widely expected to reject the appeal despite significant media attention to it. […]
Nearly 100 faith leaders are demanding that President Donald Trump pressure Syria to stop blocking humanitarian aid to Christians and other persecuted religious minorities in the region. The release of the letter coincides with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa’s visit to the White House on Monday. The signatories are asking Trump to bring up the […]
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-IL) and other progressives are fed up with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after a group of senators, which did not include the Democrats’ Senate leader, voted with Republicans toward ending the government shutdown. Progressives like Khanna believe Schumer should be replaced as Senate Minority Leader. “Senator Schumer is no longer effective and […]
The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the legality of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, which could have sweeping implications for laws in more than a dozen states. The high court on Monday granted the petition to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, reviewing a Mississippi state law that allows mail […]
