You’ve got to hand it to them: A one-day work week is certainly an innovation. Especially for elected officials earning a quarter of a million dollars per year.
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he won’t return to the Capitol for votes “quite yet” as lawmakers prepare to return from recess. “As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet....
A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday ruled to uphold birthright citizenship, citing the 14th Amendment as clearly enshrining jus soli, Latin for "right of the soil." Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with their three liberal counterparts to strike down President Trump’s January executive order aiming to thwart...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) responded to the Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling that found the Trump administration’s efforts to place new restrictions on birthright citizenship are unconstitutional. Johnson was asked by reporters during a press conference for his reaction shortly after the news of the decision broke. “I will say, I’m very disappointed in that...
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) is expected to return to the Capitol on Tuesday after months of an unexplained absence. Kean’s staffers say he is going to give a floor speech in which he will explain his absence for more than 100 missed votes. His team tied his absence to an undisclosed medical condition. ...
President Trump on Monday called on gas companies to lower their prices, as they remain significantly elevated, though some prices have fallen, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran began in February. "Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a...
The Supreme Court will issue its final rulings of the term on Tuesday morning, with a heavy-hitting lineup of cases birthright citizenship, transgender athletes and campaign finance. Top U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. But Iran's foreign ministry has denied there are direct talks happening, according to...
The Texas Senate race appears to be a toss-up between Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to a new survey. The New York Times/Siena poll, released Monday, found the two candidates virtually tied at 47 percent support among likely voters in the Lone Star State. The numbers...
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Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner won the Democratic primary in Maine with 72 percent of the vote, and national Democrats must focus on winning back control of the House and Senate and providing Platner with the resources he needs to win, rather than trying to remove him from the race.
In today's issue: ▪ SAVE America Act merged with NDAA ▪ Democrats battle in Colorado primaries ▪ Iran talks resume in Qatar ▪ Missing congressman returns President Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill are intensifying pressure to pass a key voting requirements bill after the Supreme Court’s surprise ruling allowed states to continue accepting mail-in...
In the crowded wooden Philadelphia of the 1730s, one careless act could take a block of homes, shops, and lives before morning. A shovel of coals carried upstairs, an unclean chimney, or a poorly watched hearth could turn a private mistake into a public disaster. In February 1735, an anonymous letter in The Pennsylvania Gazette...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed criticism from GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) that he is breaking promises. Speaking to NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman in Atlantic City, N.J., Kennedy said he met with Cassidy roughly a month ago and told the Louisiana Republican his critiques are untrue. “I went...
