A C-17 Globemaster left Joint Base Andrews on Aug. 25, routed by way of Riga, Latvia, and landed in Moscow. CIA Director John Ratcliffe was aboard and spent about eight hours there. The Kremlin says he did not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump called the trip semi-routine. What Ratcliffe carried there is […]
Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung cancer in people who have little or no history of smoking, a new study has found. Contact with these substances can be linked to the same genetic mutations that are associated with smoking and that promote lung...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed skepticism and frustration over the House's attempt to pass the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" after the Senate's version, which was passed with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Vance, and warned of a "s--- show" in the House's efforts to pass the bill before Trump's self-imposed deadline.
Debate on President Trump's tax policy bill returns to the House on Wednesday, a day after the Senate narrowly passed the legislation at the end of a contentious debate. The House Rules Committee advanced the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” early Wednesday morning after an hours-long meeting. With some conservatives and moderates unhappy with the Senate's...
The battle over birthright citizenship is just getting started. Challengers to President Trump’s executive order view Friday’s Supreme Court ruling limiting nationwide injunctions as a setback, but not fatal, to their efforts. With the 30-day clock ticking until the Trump administration can try to start denying citizenship to newborns, the plaintiffs are already back...
Vice President Vance and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller are centering their public closing arguments for the “big, beautiful bill” on immigration enforcement — prompting sharp pushback from one GOP holdout. “Don't you dare come to me and say this is about border,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who is highly critical of the Senate’s...
Almost 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia, who take 911 calls, collect trash, and perform other duties, went on strike on Tuesday after negotiations over a contract fell through. Blue-collar union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33, represents more than 9,000 city employees, including school crossing guards and 911 dispatchers. ...
The Department of Defense (DOD) has halted the delivery of some air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine due to concerns about U.S. military stockpiles being depleted. "The Department of Defense continues to provide the President with robust options to continue military aid to Ukraine, consistent with his goal of bringing this tragic war to...
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) took a swing at fellow Pennsylvanian Sen. John Fetterman (D) over comments he made as the Senate was on its way to passing President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," in which he said he had "missed" a beach trip. “I will do whatever it takes, stay up for 48 straight hours, 72...
