Johnson to side-step GOP rebels on government funding, seek Dem support to avoid shutdown
House GOP leaders are poised to skirt Republican opposition to their federal funding plan as they race the clock against a partial government shutdown. ‘We’ve got a lot of people that honestly think a government shutdown is a good idea, or
Senate to vote on contentious Arctic ambassador nominee with deep ties to China and Russia
When the Biden administration nominated Michael Sfraga to be special ambassador to the Arctic, he failed to disclose his deep history with Russia and China. The Senate is expected to vote on Sfraga’s confirmation on Tuesday – over a year after
Biden defends withdrawing from Afghanistan, dropping re-election bid in last UN address as president
NEW YORK CITY — President Biden, in his final address to the United Nation’s General Assembly, warned that the world is at an ‘inflection point,’ while defending his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan and his move to suspend his re-election
Republicans are more likely to believe false claims about immigrants
When Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), amplified baseless, false claims about Haitian immigrants earlier this month, threats to those immigrants and the Ohio community in which they lived spiked. Some of the threats reportedly originated
Biden touts his global record at U.N. as Mideast violence erupts
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully touted his record of rebuilding alliances and defending democracy around the globe, as Israeli strikes in Lebanon and the growing threat of a regional war in the Middle East cast a
Harris voices support for eliminating filibuster to secure abortion rights
Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support Tuesday for eliminating the Senate filibuster to pass a law to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade and secure abortion rights nationwide. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris told Wisconsin
Democrats — and Nikki Haley — knock GOP Senate hopeful over suburban women comments
Bernie Moreno, the Republican nominee for Senate in the battleground state of Ohio, is facing criticism from Democrats and a prominent fellow Republican over comments he made about suburban women and abortion. Moreno, who is running against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Morning Glory: What if Israelis could vote in US elections?
As deadline approached, Hezbollah had just launched long range rockets to strike towards Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. The Israeli Defense Forces had responded with more than 300 attacks on targets within Lebanon, some within Beirut. The Pentagon announced
Trump’s pledge to deport legal immigrants is toxic in more ways than one
Earlier this month, Pennsylvania state Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R) repeatedly found herself challenging anti-immigrant rhetoric from the leader of her party and his allies. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had isolated Charleroi, Pa., in Bartolotta’s district as an example
Boeing sweetens offer to union as strike enters second week
Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the aerospace giant’s aircraft production, entered its second week. The new offer raised pay, reinstated