Senate advances $460B spending package to avert government shutdown
The Senate voted on Friday to advance a $460 billion package of six spending bills to fund an array of federal departments ahead of a partial government shutdown deadline at midnight. The 63-35 vote...
View Article5 times Biden went off script during his State of the Union
President Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday was fiery, political and, at times, unscripted. The president diverged from his prepared remarks several notable times with off-the-cuff comments and...
View ArticleTop GOP negotiator warns lawmakers to 'stop playing with fire' before...
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned lawmakers to “stop playing with fire” hours ahead of a looming deadline to prevent a partial government...
View ArticleConservatives threaten to delay Senate bill to avert government shutdown
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown Friday night is running into delays in the Senate amid partisan disputes, but is slowly moving toward a final vote. Absent unanimous consent or an...
View ArticleBiden on hot mic: ‘Come-to-Jesus meeting' with Netanyahu on the way
(The Hill) — President Biden told a Democratic lawmaker and members of his Cabinet after the State of the Union address that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will need to...
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Did US reverse-engineer alien spacecraft? And other Pentagon report takeaways
A long-awaited Pentagon report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) concluded Friday there is no evidence the U.S. has reverse-engineered alien spacecraft and rebutted claims that Washington is...
View ArticleSenate sends $460B bill to avert shutdown to Biden's desk just hours before...
Senators on Friday passed a bill to fund a slew of government agencies for the rest of fiscal year 2024, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk hours before a shutdown deadline after Congress...
View ArticleTrump wins American Samoa GOP caucus
Former President Trump is projected to win American Samoa’s Republican caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump earned all 110 votes cast, according to Decision Desk HQ. American Samoa awards nine...
View ArticleBiden signs government funding bills to avoid partial shutdown
President Biden signed the government spending legislation to keep an array of federal departments open Friday, as lawmakers turn their focus to the remaining appropriations bills. Biden signed the...
View ArticleRFK Jr. faces tough choices in quest for ballot access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing some pivotal choices as he seeks to gain ballot access across the country amid his independent presidential bid. Kennedy has already gathered enough signatures to make...
View ArticleBiden, Trump platforms both clash with Catholic Church. So who will Catholic...
The Trump and Biden campaigns have a delicate task ahead in courting socially conservative Latino Catholics, a group that’s ideologically opposed to core tenets of either presidential pitch. Both...
View ArticleBattle for the House: 9 races that will determine the majority
The battlefield for the House majority is starting to come into focus as more states hold primaries ahead of November. California, which is certain to be key to both parties’ efforts to win the lower...
View ArticleKimmel fires back at Trump criticism from Oscars stage: 'Isn't it past your...
(The Hill) - Jimmy Kimmel is hitting back at Donald Trump live from the Oscars stage after the former president panned his hosting skills, cracking, “Isn’t it past your jail time?” The ABC late-night...
View ArticleThe Body Shop is closing down all US operations after filing for bankruptcy
(The Hill) - The Body Shop announced this month that it has closed all its stores in the United States as it filed for bankruptcy. The Body Shop Canada Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the UK-based...
View ArticleAmerica's defense spending dragged into budget chaos
The Pentagon is sailing into somewhat unprecedented waters as it prepares to unveil its 2025 fiscal year budget next Monday. The Defense Department (DOD) still doesn't have a full budget for 2024,...
View ArticleErnst running for Senate GOP conference chair
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between...
View ArticleMenendez pleads not guilty to new obstruction of justice, bribery charges
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife on Monday pleaded not guilty to a dozen new charges accusing them of obstruction of justice while being investigated over allegations they accepted bribes....
View ArticleTrump seeks to derail New York hush money trial over immunity claims
Former President Trump is seeking to derail the start of his first criminal trial just two weeks out from when it is scheduled to begin, asserting a presidential immunity defense in the case for the...
View Article5 things to watch Tuesday as Biden, Trump look to seal their likely nominations
President Biden and former President Trump could be on track to win their party’s respective nominations as voters in a handful of states cast ballots Tuesday. Georgia, Mississippi and Washington are...
View ArticleMike Rogers wins Trump endorsement in Michigan Senate race
Former President Trump on Monday announced he is supporting former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race, giving him a major primary boost. Rogers is widely considered the favorite in...
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