Senate Republicans voted to prevent the Senate from starting debate on a $110 billion national security finding, including money for Ukraine and Israel, over demands that Democrats include immigration policy measures in the package. Lawmakers have privately hoped that the public failure will help them reset the troubled negotiations on a broader security bill ahead […]
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UNLV shooter that killed 3 was professor
The gunman suspected of killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, the Associated Press reported. Law enforcement sources told the news agency the gunman in Wednesday’s shooting was a professor who had […]
Hunter Biden will only testify publicly
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, is reiterating that his testimony before Congress will only be public. In a letter to Rep. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said the offer to testify publicly was in response to Comer’s own remarks on at least […]
Ukraine says they will lose war without US aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Virtual appearances in the Senate and House had been scheduled for Tuesday, but were cancelled at the last moment.It came after a top Ukrainian official warned they are in danger of losing […]
Trump says Biden won’t be Dem Pres nominee
Former President Trump said Tuesday that he doesn’t believe President Biden will be the Democratic Party’s standard bearer in the 2024 presidential election contest. “I personally don’t think he makes it,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a town hall-style event in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday. Hannity had cited “strong Democratic voices,” like […]
Biden’s EV charging station mandate failing badly
Two years ago, President Joe Biden allocated a substantial $7.5 billion toward the construction of thousands of electric vehicle charging stations across the nation, but the promised rollout remains elusive. Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invested $7.5 billion in EV charging when signed into law in 2021. Congress backed the legislation and agreed to build a […]
Sen. Menendez gold bars tied to violent robbery
Several gold bars discovered by federal agents in Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s residence as part of a high-profile bribery investigation can be traced to a violent robbery a decade ago. According to a sprawling indictment unsealed by federal prosecutors in September, Menendez and his wife allegedly played a role in a years-long bribery […]
Schools crack down on cell phone use
Schools are finding creative ways to stop students from using their cellphones during the day, fueling debates about the effectiveness and wisdom of such bans. Some schools have partnered with companies to implement the use of pouches that students are required to put their phones into at the beginning of the day and that don’t […]
Israel and US knew Hamas was planning attack
In the wake of blockbuster new reporting that Israel was aware Hamas was planning a major terror attack more than a year in advance, American officials are continuing to assess that information while Israel plans to conduct its own investigation after fighting ends with Hamas, officials said Sunday. “All of these questions, we’re going to […]
Say goodbye to “Bidenomics”
House Democrats are not fans of “Bidenomics,” the term used to describe President Joe Biden’s economic policy, despite a major push by the White House this year. Both behind the scenes and in public, congressional Democrats are looking to drop the term in favor of a different way of pitching the president’s economic agenda, according […]
Derek Chauvin prison stabber worked for FBI
A former FBI informant who is one of Derek Chauvin’s fellow inmates was charged by federal prosecutors Friday with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing Chauvin in the name of Black Lives Matter. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 20 years in prison in the highly controversial George Floyd case, was stabbed 22 times […]
Italy’s ‘other’ leaning tower may collapse
A medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna that leans by as much as its famous counterpart in Pisa has been sealed off over fears it may collapse. Authorities have begun constructing a 5m (16ft) high barrier around the 12th Century Garisenda Tower to contain debris in the event that it falls. The 47m […]