Government shutdown narrowly avoided after Republicans, Democrats make funding deal
The U.S. government will be funded for another three months, thanks to a bipartisan funding agreement reached on Sunday that avoids a government shutdown. The agreement maintains funding until Dec. 20, with the House likely to vote on the bill as
Johnson unveils new plan to avoid shutdown amid tension in GOP, scraps Trump-backed election measure
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is unveiling a new plan for avoiding a partial government shutdown on Sunday after a House GOP rebellion derailed a more conservative measure last week. House leaders are aiming for a vote this week on a short-term
Senior staff members for N.C. gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson resign amid porn site scandal
Several senior staff members have resigned from Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor as old posts he allegedly wrote on a porn site upend his campaign and threaten the GOP’s prospects in a key battleground state. Robinson’s campaign
Hillary Clinton celebrates decades of marriage to Bill after being ‘deeply hurt’: ‘We just have a good time’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated her nearly 50-year marriage to former President Bill Clinton despite ‘dark periods’ throughout their relationship. ‘I’ve said this for many years, nobody really knows what happens in a marriage except the two people in
Kirby slams Hamas chief Sinwar as ‘the major obstacle’ to cease-fire, hostage release deal with Israel
White House national security spokesman John Kirby deemed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, ‘the major obstacle’ to achieving a cease-fire deal in recent weeks. During an appearance on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ Kirby responded to The Wall Street Journal’s reporting that
Mark Robinson’s porn site scandal greeted with shrugs by some Trump backers
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The scandal engulfing Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor seems career-ending to many in politics. At Donald Trump’s rally here this weekend, however, plenty of people weren’t bothered. So what if Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor,
Elections are temporary. Family is forever. Here’s how to keep politics from driving you apart
Our divided nation is dividing families. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family – even his wife – are appalled at his support of former President Trump, and Tim Walz’s brother, Jeff Walz, has declared that his brother’s progressive ideology is the reason he hasn’t talked to
Kamala Harris plans to skip historic Al Smith dinner despite long-standing tradition
Vice President Kamala Harris will skip the historic Al Smith dinner, eschewing a decades-old campaign tradition in which presidential candidates roast each other. Harris’ campaign told event organizers Harris was instead planning to campaign in an unspecified battleground state. The annual Alfred
Iran posed to overwhelm US bases in Gulf former CENTCOM commander warns
The former top security head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) warned on Thursday that U.S. bases in the Middle East could become overwhelmed by Iranian missile fire. Retired Gen. Kenneth ‘Frank’ McKenzie, now a Hertog senior fellow with the Jewish Institute
Kamala Harris has moved the polls, but she has more work to do to win.
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to check the boxes in her bid to become president. From the first rollout of her candidacy through the Democratic National Convention to her debate performance against former president Donald Trump, she has mostly met