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Three competitive Senate seats could be decided by money flowing in from an unexpected source

The race for control of the Senate is expected to be costly, and in several battles, those funds are coming directly from candidates’ pockets. As Democrats are on defense across the country in their bid to keep control of the upper chamber of Congress, in three pivotal races, the candidate’s spending will be put to […]

Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal […]

Seven amendments senators are seeking to tack onto FAA bill as deadline looms

As senators race to pass a major bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years, dozens of amendments have piled in, threatening to derail the legislation and raising concerns about the potential of a compromise ahead of the May 10 deadline. It has taken months for top lawmakers in both chambers […]

Ritzy VP donor retreat rallies Trump effort to catch Biden in fundraising race

Former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are setting their sights on closing the fundraising gap between his campaign and President Joe Biden’s, using events like the donor retreat on Saturday in Florida to do so. Trump’s campaign and the RNC told GOP donors during a weekend retreat they expect to raise more than $76 million in […]

Trump trial: Witness testifies Weisselberg was mastermind behind Cohen payments

A former Trump Organization executive testified on Monday in New York about a series of payments he approved to Michael Cohen in 2017, saying the Trump Organization’s former CFO was responsible for setting up the payment arrangement. Jeffrey McConney, the Trump Organization’s former controller, said on the witness stand that then-CFO Allen Weisselberg approached him […]

Indiana primary election: Five things to watch Tuesday in major races

Open seats in both Congress and the governor’s mansion don’t come around too often — and multiple vacancies in the Hoosier State have drawn a record number of GOP contenders and outside money in the primary coming up on Tuesday. By November, more than half of Indiana’s congressional delegation could be brand new after vacancies […]

Philadelphia to clear homeless encampment at ‘open-air drug market’ 

The city of Philadelphia will clear a homeless encampment in the Kensington section of the city this week. The area is commonly known as the East Coast’s largest “open-air drug market” and the “center of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis.” Clearing the encampment in the section of the city was a campaign promise of recently-elected Philadelphia Mayor […]

Biden voter registration meeting raises eyebrows on Capitol Hill: ‘Election interference’

House Republicans investigating the Biden administration ahead of the 2024 election are raising concerns over revelations from documents reported by the Washington Examiner about a key meeting between the White House and left-wing activists on voter registration. GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly worried that an executive order issued by President Joe Biden in 2021, which […]

Israeli military confirms capture of Gazan side of Rafah Crossing

Israel’s 401st Armored Brigade took control of the Gazan side of Rafah Crossing during a military operation on Tuesday morning in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.  Israel’s latest military initiative comes as the details of a potential ceasefire were being negotiated on Monday.  The Israel Defense Forces reported that 20 people were killed […]

Congresswoman with brain disorder uses text-to-voice app to deliver House speech

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is utilizing a text-to-voice application in order to speak on the House floor as she navigates a degenerative brain condition she was recently diagnosed with. Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy which affects her ability to speak, hear, and move. When she testified before Congress on Monday, she used the […]
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