Several more Republican senators have joined Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) effort to ensure food stamp benefits continue during the government shutdown. The push underscores a rift within the Senate GOP conference about how best to navigate the shutdown and the cessation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Some Republicans are holding firm to the notion […]

The Trump administration’s recent injection of funds into U.S. coal may give the flagging industry a short-term boost. But it’s not a long-term play, as market forces will increasingly turn to renewables, experts say. The move also threatens to make the United States an increasing outlier regarding efforts to lower emissions globally and fight back […]

George Santos, recently sprung from prison when President Donald Trump cut short his sentence, has plenty of company among former House Republicans. Trump on Oct. 17 commuted the New York Republican’s sentence after the disgraced ex-lawmaker served three months of his seven-year sentence in federal prison, due to his guilty pleas on fraud and identity […]

“Shutdowns are terrible,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) admitted several times in an October television interview. Clark spoke of “families that are going to suffer.” She insisted that her party, which at least technically caused the shutdown by refusing to end a filibuster in the Senate, “take[s] that responsibility very seriously.” At the same […]