Marijuana advocates were given a massive setback after the Senate did not include a provision to remove federal restrictions on cannabis businesses from receiving banking services in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized Republicans for refusing to support increasing the minimum wage, prompting a fact-check from Twitter that showed both parties have failed to raise that number over the last decade.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted on Tuesday to release a trove of documents detailing Donald Trump’s tax returns, giving public access to long-awaited information related to the former president’s financial records.
President Joe Biden has faced criticism for his handling of the southern border since the early days of his term, but with Title 42 potentially expiring and record numbers of immigrants crossing each week, the issue may finally be attracting more widespread attention.
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet at the White House Wednesday, a visit that comes the U.S. prepares to provide Kyiv with substantial new support and weapons.
Senate Republicans are holding out hope they will be able to work with the House GOP next year even as they acknowledge "tensions are high" among Republicans on Capitol Hill over the omnibus.
Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping is trying to allay the European Union's unease about Beijing, in opposition to President Joe Biden's effort to coordinate trans-Atlantic defenses against the communist regime.
