Lawmakers are inching closer to a government shutdown when government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30. With a deal nowhere in sight, federal agencies are bracing to place hundreds of thousands of workers on unpaid furlough until funding is restored. The federal government hasn’t faced this dilemma since 2018 […]
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Senator Dianne Feinstein dead at age 90
California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died. She was 90. “Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving,” Feinstein chief of staff […]
Formal dress code passed by Senate
The US Senate has passed a resolution formalizing business attire as the proper dress code for the floor of the chamber by unanimous consent. This comes after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer chose to stop enforcing the unwritten requirement, and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s casual dress became a flashpoint in the Capitol. The bipartisan bill […]
Fraud ruling could be the end of Trump’s empire
Donald Trump could be at risk of losing his grasp on his New York business empire — a collection of properties that has defined his image as a successful real estate tycoon — after a judge found that the former president and his company had “repeatedly” violated state fraud laws. As part of his ruling […]
Republicans hold 1st impeachment hearing
House Republicans are holding their first hearing for an impeachment inquiry for President Biden on Thursday morning. It’s been an event nearly a year in the making. Republicans promised they would try to impeach Biden as soon as they took over the House of Representatives last November. Now, their time has come. Republicans have zeroed […]
NY judge rules Trump committed fraud
A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, and he ordered some of the former president’s companies removed from his control and dissolved. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General […]
Mccarthy’s head on the chopping block over shutdown
There are just days to go before the US government shuts down – and Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives must either find a way for his narrow Republican majority to fund federal agencies or seek the help of Democrats to do so. If he opts […]
Looters descend on downtown Philadelphia
Videos circulating on social media show large groups of people looting stores in Philadelphia’s Center City on Tuesday night. Police officers arrested between 15 and 20 people, many of them juveniles, Acting Police Commissioner John Stanford told reporters during a news conference. Two firearms were also recovered. The first 911 calls reporting break-ins came just […]
WH staff concerned about another Biden fall
President Joe Biden is doing balancing exercises, wearing sneakers and using the shorter stairs on Air Force One as he embarks on a new campaign: to avoid tripping and falling. The president, 80, has taken several stumbles in his nearly three years in office – falling while boarding Air Force One, tripping on various staircases, […]
Hunter sues Giuliani for hacking his laptop
Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney Tuesday, claiming they hacked and manipulated data on an external hard drive associated with his laptop. Giuliani and the attorney, Robert Costello, have frequently acknowledged accessing the hard drive’s data. The lawsuit accuses them of having “dedicated an extraordinary amount of time and energy toward […]
Migrant crossings in August reach new record
Migrant encounters at the southern border soared past the 200,000 mark once again in August hitting a new high for the calendar year and marking the highest August on record — the latest sign that the raging crisis at the southern border is escalating despite a brief lull in the early summer. There were 232,972 […]
Ukraine salaries to be pd by US during shutdown
U.S. taxpayers will pay the salaries of thousands of Ukrainians, even as the country faces a government shutdown at the end of September. The U.S. has delivered four rounds of funding, totaling $113 billion, for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. President Joe Biden announced a new $325 million aid package for Ukraine during Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]