On one level, the war in Ukraine is eerily reminiscent of World War I trench warfare, a grinding artillery war of attrition with heavy casualties on both sides and weeks and months where little territory changes hands.
A sharp increase of students in Maine going to school hungry, tired, and dirty has prompted the state to launch a first-of-its-kind program where schools can lend financial assistance to families who need help paying rent, utilities, or other bills as the state grapples with the sudden rise of students facing homelessness.
AUSTIN, Texas — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk stepped away from running Tesla, SpaceX, and X to see for himself the declining situation at the U.S-Mexico border, leaving visibly stunned by the "madness" that has engulfed not just border towns but cities nationwide.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) defended the significance of the first impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, claiming the Democrats who were lambasting it were engaging in "hypocrisy."
The House failed to pass the annual agriculture spending bill after 27 Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the measure, dealing a minor setback to GOP leaders as they seek to pass as many appropriations bills as they can before federal funding is set to lapse this weekend.
The House voted to provide $300 million in aid to Ukraine, passing the measure as a stand-alone bill after it was stripped from the annual defense spending bill in an effort by GOP leaders to appease hard-line conservatives and secure their support to advance the must-pass legislation when it came up for a vote Thursday night.
After two failed rule votes, a procedural vote then having to go back to the Rules Committee to strip Ukraine funding out of the bill, and another procedural vote, the House finally passed its version of the annual Pentagon funding bill that will never become law Thursday night.
