D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown. “We know that SNAP and WIC play a critical role in helping thousands of Washingtonians, and millions of Americans,...
President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the "nuclear option" and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority. "It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD,' and go for what is called the Nuclear...
President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse. “As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote...
Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a "sincerely held religious belief," according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., slammed the Trump administration for excluding Democrats from briefings on strikes targeting alleged drug boats, calling the move "dangerous."
