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Dozens of manufacturing groups call on Congress to reopen the government

The National Association of Manufacturers and 30 state manufacturing groups sent a letter to House and Senate leaders, asking to reopen the government.

Senate Democrats call on Thune to allow voting on bills to fund food stamp program

Senate Democrats are gearing up to introduce legislation to extend food aid benefits during the government shutdown ahead of a Saturday cutoff.

Doug Wilder, America’s first Black governor, backs scrapping Virginia’s redistricting commission

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said the redistricting fight in Richmond has stripped away the moral facade of the bipartisan commission once touted as a tool for fairer politics.

Trump grudgingly acknowledges he can’t seek a third term in office

President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, days after raising the possibility.

Meet the senator who tries to make his congressional colleagues throw up

Sen. Markwayne Mullin made then-Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts throw up so often that he gave his Democratic colleague the nickname "Chuckie."

Earle-Sears slams Democrats’ ‘nonsense’ over transgender policies

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears ripped her Democratic opponent in the race for governor for pushing "nonsense" on issues like transgender accommodations in schools.

Sen. Mullin defends Trump’s strikes on alleged drug boats: ‘Why would we care? They’re terrorists’

At a time when some of his congressional colleagues, including Republicans, are criticizing the administration's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he has no qualms about what President Trump is doing.

Government shutdown could cost economy $14 billion: CBO

The economy could lose up to $14 billion due to the government shutdown, according to a nonpartisan congressional report released Wednesday.

‘Just go do your job’: Speaker Mike Johnson calls out Democrats for keeping the government closed

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said the increasing pain from the government shutdown -- now in its 29th day -- would end immediately if Senate Democrats wanted it to.

Trump fires all members of Commission of Fine Arts

The White House fired the six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent agency that advises the president, Congress and others on matters of design and aesthetics.

Democrats can’t fake moderation on immigration

Some Democratic politicians and groups have come to the conclusion that Democrats should simply pretend to be more moderate than they are to win back voters. It isn’t going to work because voters can see exactly what Democrats believe in the policies they support. A poll from the “center-left” group Welcome found that the share of voters […]

The man who stood to make millions if Biden won in 2024

THE MAN WHO STOOD TO MAKE MILLIONS IF BIDEN WON IN 2024. The House Oversight Committee has just released a report on its investigation into “the circumstances surrounding President Joe Biden’s diminishing mental and physical capabilities and the implications of that decline.” In the report, Chairman James Comer (R-KY) focuses not just on the Biden White […]

Why I’m going to stop using the term ‘antisemitism’

The term “antisemitism” is anesthetized, imprecise, and historically obtuse jargon that is meant to obscure evil beliefs. Regrettably, I’ve been using the term to describe hatred toward Jews for decades. For one thing, the term was coined by Jew-baiting German journalist Wilhelm Marr in 1879 to give the age-old bigotry a modern pseudoscientific framing. Outbursts […]

Why has the NFL ignored Italian American Heritage Month?

Since 1989, October has been recognized as Italian American Heritage and Culture Month in the U.S., stemming from a proclamation issued by President George Bush. The month was established to “celebrate the rich ethnic heritage of Italian-Americans and the many contributions they have made to American culture.” Yet, despite this tradition, now in its fourth […]

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