The House on Wednesday passed a major bipartisan bill that would expand the child tax credit and renew key business investment deductions. The vote was 357-70 with members of both parties supporting the $78 billion legislation, H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill faces some obstacles in the Senate. The White House, though, has […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and his wife, Gisele, mocked rumors about their marriage on Wednesday evening as they posed for a photograph at the Washington Press Club’s annual Congressional Dinner. Fetterman, who was dressed in his typical hooded sweatshirt and shorts, albeit with a formal twist, spoke to the Washington Examiner during the reception. “I’m […]
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb is again under scrutiny for his response to crime after arguing that the district cannot “prosecute or arrest our way” out of the area’s rising crime levels. Schwalb responded to district residents who showed up at a panel discussion on carjacking and juvenile crime on Tuesday led by Ward […]
Barbra Streisand revealed in a recent interview that she was “afraid” to be seen as sensual when she was at the height of her fame. “I was too afraid to be seen that way at that time,” she said in an interview with the New York Times. “Now I’m too old to care.” The 81-year-old […]
A new survey has found what most Beltway travelers know to be true every day: Washington, D.C., has the second-worst traffic in the country. A survey by TomTom, a map and navigation technology company, found that it took commuters 21 minutes and 20 seconds just to travel 6 miles in the Washington area. In 2023, […]
Residents of a Boston neighborhood are fuming after Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) demanded a popular sports recreational building be used to house the state’s influx of immigrants. Healey insisted the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury, a hub for young and old residents to enjoy physical activities, would become a shelter on Wednesday for […]
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last year from entering the United States. The House passed the bill, No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, 422-2-1, on Wednesday evening. […]
President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump among registered voters, new polling shows, thanks to the growing gender gap of support between the incumbent and his predecessor. A new Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday found Biden with a 6-point lead over Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup, 50% to 44%. This is […]
An eight-figure loan involving former President Donald Trump, a financial firm, and his Chicago skyscraper may lead to his next legal challenge after a court-appointed monitor pointed out that the loan may be fake, and legal experts believe it could be a form of tax evasion. Last week, during Trump’s civil fraud trial, retired judge […]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has been outfundraised by both of her major challengers should she seek reelection, Republican Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). Lake has raised more than $2 million for her Senate campaign during the last three months of 2023, while Sinema pulled in just $595,000 during the same period, according to […]
