A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared poised to consider setting new limits on the right to abortion during oral arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that takes direct aim at the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. The Mississippi law at issue, which bans virtually all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conflicts […]
Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a mammoth defense policy bill, throwing the legislation into limbo as Congress heads into a packed year-end schedule. The Senate voted 45-51 to start winding down debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets spending levels and policy for the Pentagon. But that is short of the 60 […]
President Biden abruptly canceled plans Monday to address the supply chain issues to the nation following his COVID-19 remarks. According to the White House schedule, Biden was scheduled to speak on “his Administration’s work to strengthen the nation’s supply chains, lower everyday costs for families, and ensure that shelves are well-stocked this holiday season.” However, fifteen minutes […]
Senate Republicans are struggling to save funding for construction of former President Trump’s long-sought wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as Democrats press forward with plans to rescind nearly $2 billion in funding for his signature project. Republicans in the upper chamber are pushing for the funding already allocated toward the barrier’s construction to be used to […]
The legal troubles for the three men found guilty in the murder Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia court are far from over, as the trio will face federal hate crime and kidnapping charges next year. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, all faced nine criminal counts […]
More than 90% of the nation’s 3.5 million federal workers have gotten at least one COVID shot with the “vast majority” of employees fully vaccinated and another 5% either requesting an extension or exemption, the Biden administration was expected to announce on Monday. Officials said the numbers — which include civilian and military personnel — […]
Vice President Kamala Harris’ communications director resigned on Thursday amid horrific poll numbers for Harris and growing criticism of the VP. Ashley Etienne resigned on Thursday. The resignation will take effect next month. “Ashley is a valued member of the Vice President’s team, who has worked tirelessly to advance the goals of this administration,” a […]
Democrats and independents are becoming more and more disenchanted by President Joe Biden and his administration, as approval of the president reached a new low in The Washington Post/ABC News poll. Strikingly, Biden is 12 points under water on job approval (53% disapprove, just 41% approve), which is roughly equal to the 10-point edge Republicans […]
Hackers accessed the FBI’s email system and sent spam to 100,000 accounts on Saturday, according to the Spamhaus Project, an email spam watchdog group. The organization posted an example on Twitter of one of the emails that were sent to thousands of accounts. The email bears the subject “Urgent: Threat actor in systems” and purports […]
WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a new round of subpoenas on Tuesday to 10 former officials who worked in the Trump administration, including Kayleigh McEnany and Stephen Miller. McEnany had been serving as White House press secretary on the day of the riot, a position she held from April […]
A Montana National Guard soldier on Monday became the first woman to graduate from the U.S. Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. The soldier, who was not identified by the Army, enlisted in the Montana Army National Guard in December 2020 and went on to the 22-week Infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning. She was […]
Satellite images captured by a Colorado-based company show China has built mock-ups of a pair of U.S. Navy ships for possible target practice for a future naval clash as tensions have risen between the two countries, the Associated Press reported. The images were captured by satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies on Sunday and show the outlines of a […]