Congressional leaders unveil $1.2T funding deal ahead of shutdown threat
Congressional leaders have rolled out a sprawling package funding large swaths of the government for the rest of fiscal 2024 after last-minute drama over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding...
View ArticleTrump's latest 2024 campaign fundraising report shows him lagging behind...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's fundraising picked up last month, but his political operation is still struggling to catch up to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in money...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson says he plans to invite Netanyahu to address the US Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism...
View ArticleWhat made the cut in Congress’s $1.2 trillion funding deal?
Congressional leaders rolled out a sprawling $1.2 trillion legislative package to fund swaths of the government into the fall. The 1,012-page, six-bill funding package was released in the wee hours...
View ArticleGOP primaries flash warning signs for Trump
More evidence that former President Trump could be a weakened general election candidate surfaced Tuesday in the results of Republican primaries he won — generally unopposed. In primary elections in...
View ArticleBlinken huddles on Gaza with Arab diplomats in Cairo as US-Israel relations sour
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled Thursday with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel soured...
View ArticleTrump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former...
View ArticleTrump is losing the cash race to Biden
Former President Trump is lagging far behind President Biden in fundraising, potentially putting him at a significant disadvantage as the general election race kicks into gear. Trump saw an uptick in...
View ArticlePro-Trump attorney in Michigan released from jail after posting bail on...
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — An attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Michigan posted a $10,000 bond and was released from jail after appearing in a...
View ArticleNY attorney general takes step toward seizing Trump assets
The New York attorney general's office has filed judgments in Westchester County, where former President Trump's golf resort and private estate known as Seven Springs is located — a first step toward...
View ArticleHouse approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly...
View ArticleRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate on Friday in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion...
View ArticleBiden campaign uses ObamaCare anniversary to hammer Trump on health care
President Biden is using the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) passage to hammer former President Trump’s record on health care and capitalize on his threats to repeal the law. In a new...
View ArticleHouse sends Senate bill to avert shutdown
The House approved a $1.2 trillion government funding bill Friday, sending the sprawling package to the Senate hours before the deadline and officially capping off the fiscal 2024 appropriations...
View ArticleRepublican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin...
View ArticleGreene threatens to throw House back into chaos with threat to oust Speaker...
The House may be headed for chaos — again. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) new bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent shockwaves through Washington on Friday, infuriating many Republicans...
View ArticleMissouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries on Saturday. Their...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries Saturday, offering President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump more chances to collect delegates. Biden will appear...
View ArticleSenate sends $1.2T spending bill to Biden's desk in late night vote
The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund large swaths of the government, capping off a dramatic negotiation in the upper chamber and an intense...
View ArticleTrump's Truth Social merger throws curveball into presidential race
A merger deal involving former President Trump's Truth Social platform is the latest financial twist in the White House race as he looks to close the fundraising gap with President Biden. Biden’s...
View ArticleBiden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of...
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