Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would support advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he also wants Washington, D.C.’s, local budget restored if cuts are made in the GOP stopgap. The stopgap spending bill passed in the House earlier this week would cut the local D.C. government’s 2025 budget by 16%. D.C. Mayor […]

Former central banker Mark Carney is now the prime minister of Canada after being sworn into office in Ottawa. Carney, who has never held office as an elected official, swore an oath of allegiance to King Charles III on Friday at Rideau Hall before jointly signing his official appointment with Governor-General Mary Simon. “I, Mark […]

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization says if the Russian invasion of Ukraine can be ended, relations with the Kremlin will likely be normalized. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte made the comment Friday during an interview with Bloomberg TV following his Thursday sit-down with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. “It’s normal — […]

Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration last week, has asked a federal court to block Columbia University from sending his student disciplinary records to a House committee. The lawsuit argues that the committee’s request and the school’s compliance would violate Khalil’s First Amendment rights. Last month, the House Committee […]