CBO predicts nondefense spending bills won't face automatic cuts post-April 30
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday that funding for nondefense programs will not be subject to automatic spending cuts even if Congress doesn’t pass its remaining six...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson: ‘There will probably be a change’ to motion to vacate next...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday predicted that the House will “probably” change the rules around the motion to vacate in the next Congress, months after eight...
View ArticleQuestions grow over possibility of Biden-Trump debates
Questions are growing over whether President Biden and former President Trump will participate in any presidential debates this cycle. Trump has stepped up his calls for Biden to face him in a debate...
View ArticleCasey leads GOP rival McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race: Poll
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is ahead of Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate race, according to a poll released Thursday, though his lead has narrowed since February. The...
View ArticleJudiciary takes action on ‘judge shopping’ following pressure
(The Hill) - The federal judiciary’s policymaking arm announced a new policy aimed at combating so-called “judge shopping,” which has allowed state attorneys general and advocates to effectively...
View ArticleBernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill: How would it work?
(The Hill) – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to establish a standard four-day workweek in the United States without any reduction in pay. The bill, over a four-year period,...
View ArticleJohnson slams Schumer’s call for elections in Israel as ‘highly...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.— Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) slammed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) call for new elections in Israel, calling the plea “highly inappropriate” and...
View ArticleBiden calls for action on LGBTQ 'suicide crisis' after Nex Benedict's death...
President Biden is mourning the death of Nex Benedict in Oklahoma, calling for action the day after a medical examiner said the LGBTQ 16-year-old committed suicide last month. “Jill and I are...
View ArticleAppeals court denies Peter Navarro bid to stay out of prison
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the...
View ArticleManhattan DA seeks 30-day delay of Trump's New York hush money trial
Manhattan prosecutors said they will not oppose delaying former President Trump’s upcoming hush money trial by 30 days after receiving thousands of new documents in recent days. Jury selection is...
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Republicans seethe over Schumer call for Israeli elections
Republicans say Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made a serious political misstep with his call for new elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They wasted no...
View ArticleHouse GOP bullish on November despite chaos, unhappiness over last year
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — House Republicans are ready to turn the page on the 118th Congress. During their annual retreat at the swanky Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this week, House GOP...
View ArticleGOP effort to halt UNRWA funding emerges as late shutdown threat
Funding for the United Nations (U.N.) agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, has emerged as a serious obstacle as congressional negotiators race to prevent a partial...
View ArticleWillis or Wade must step aside in Trump's Georgia case, judge rules
A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) or the prosecutor she had a romantic relationship with must step aside before her office can continue its election...
View ArticleTrump wins Northern Mariana Islands GOP caucuses
Former President Trump has won the GOP caucuses in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Trump has already hit the delegates he needs to secure the Republican...
View ArticleMorel mushrooms linked to deadly outbreak in Montana: CDC
(The Hill) -- Morel mushrooms have been linked to a deadly outbreak in Montana last year, a study in the Center for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday. According to...
View ArticleRealtor group agrees to slash commissions in major $418M settlement
(The Hill) -- The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will eliminate its standard 5- to 6-percent sales commission as part of a $418 million settlement with home sellers. The powerful realtors...
View ArticleGeorgia judge scolds Willis in scathing Trump decision
Georgia Judge Scott McAfee has provided a pathway for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) to move forward with criminally prosecuting former President Trump, but he also gave her a...
View ArticleSupreme Court tosses rulings on public officials’ social media blockings
The Supreme Court clarified when public officials can block critical constituents from their personal profiles without violating their constitutional protections in a unanimous decision Friday. After...
View ArticleJudge delays Trump hush money trial until mid-April
Former President Trump’s hush money judge in New York has delayed the upcoming trial until mid-April after new evidence was turned over to the parties, aiding the former president’s goal of delaying...
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