The emergence of two cicada broods this spring will make 2024 an extra noisy year. This occurrence of two broods hasn’t happened in 221 years, which was 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president. The next double broods will not occur again until 2245. Brood XIX will emerge in 14 states in Southwest and Midwest states […]
A massive funding deal between Congress and the White House includes a ban on funding for the primary humanitarian aid organization in Gaza for one year. The deal, which was supported by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, would cost the United Nations agency millions of dollars and require other countries like Saudi Arabia to make […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) declared that he would only approve of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees if at least one Republican supports them. Manchin, who has attempted to rally centrists to his cause in recent years, is carrying out what he calls his “own little filibuster” by refusing to vote along the party line in […]
Former Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan leads his Democratic opponents for a coveted Senate seat by double digits, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll found that Hogan beat out Rep. David Trone (D-MD) with 49% compared to Trone’s 37% and beat Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks with 50% to Alsobrooks’s 36% in […]
Senate Republicans gathered on Wednesday to begin setting up the process to elect Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) replacement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and nine of his conservative colleagues requested the meeting “to develop a mission statement, goals for the Conference, and a process to elect a new Senate Republican Leader” in a letter […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reassured Senate Republicans that the “greatest part of their operations” in Gaza is complete during a video conference on Wednesday. Netanyahu gave Senate Republicans an update on the status of the war, speaking with them for about 10-15 minutes before taking questions. The prime minister’s virtual meeting with Senate Republicans […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Wednesday he plans to invite President Joe Biden to testify on Capitol Hill “in the coming days” following a lengthy impeachment hearing that involved several of Hunter Biden‘s associates. “In the coming days, I will invite President Joe Biden to the House Oversight Committee to provide his own testimony […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) bashed President Joe Biden over his “reckless” electric vehicle mandate. Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has frequently taken issue with Biden’s green energy policies, with the matter being one of the main rifts between them. On Wednesday, Manchin released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency […]
The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly removed one of its members from the hard-line Republican group, just days before the lawmaker is set to retire from Congress. The caucus voted Tuesday night to remove Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), according to the Hill. The group decided to oust him over claims that the Colorado Republican has […]
Boeing‘s chief financial officer warned investors that the company will expend more cash than expected in the first quarter as the planemaker grapples with lawsuits and production delays. Boeing is expected to spend between $4 billion and $4.5 billion, which is “higher than we originally planned back in January,” CFO Brian West told investors at […]
