Donald Trump‘s decision to weigh in on a border deal being negotiated in the Senate is imperiling its passage even before the details of that agreement have been announced. The former president took a hard line Wednesday on the possible agreement, demanded by Republicans in exchange for further aid to Ukraine. His comments, posted on […]
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union are calling on federal lawmakers to provide additional funds as they struggle with thousands of migrant students entering public schools. Teacher and student advocates argue that migrant students are struggling to learn in classes in English, and many require basic needs such as winter clothing. At least […]
Kodiak Robotics plans to launch its self-driving truck out of Dallas sometime this year. It will be the second company with driverless 18-wheeler technology to announce a route between Dallas and Houston. Aurora Innovation in Pittsburgh will launch the first phase of its trucking in the second half of this year. Already, Kodiak has used […]
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday the redesignation of the Yemen-based Houthis as a terrorist entity the same day the U.S. military carried out strikes against the Iranian-supported group. Houthi forces have carried out more than 30 attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea since mid-November, threatening the global trade industry, in addition to […]
House Republicans passed two anti-abortion measures on Thursday ahead of the 51st annual March for Life in Washington D.C. The House voted 214 to 208 along party lines to pass HR 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families act, which seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against […]
The mayor of Denver joined Colorado’s senators at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to urge Congress to support cities being burdened by the migrant crisis. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston held a press conference alongside Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), where the three encouraged negotiators to include resources for cities facing record migrant […]
EXCLUSIVE — Derrick Anderson, a candidate to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and Green Beret veteran, raised $300,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023 in what is shaping up to be a competitive race for Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-VA) seat. Since entering the 2024 contest 3 1/2 months ago, Anderson has raised over $460,000, boosting […]
E. Jean Carroll, the woman suing former President Donald Trump for defamation damages, wrapped up her testimony Thursday, telling jurors he destroyed her reputation with his outsize denials and insults about a sexual assault that took place at an upscale department store in the 1990s. Trump, who was in the New York courtroom on Wednesday, […]
House Republicans plan to question Hunter Biden in a closed-door deposition on Feb. 28, a date that comes after months of negotiations about the terms for interviewing the GOP’s star impeachment witness. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced the plans in a statement Thursday, indicating their […]
The House passed its latest temporary spending measure, narrowly avoiding a scheduled government shutdown and punting its budget deadlines for the 2024 fiscal year for a third time. Lawmakers voted 314-108 on the continuing resolution, extending the current spending deadlines set for Friday and Feb. 2 to March 1 and 8, respectively. The resolution now […]
