The House rejected an amendment on Thursday that would have decreased White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s salary to $1. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), failed 165-257-1, with 54 Republicans joining all Democrats in going against the move. In campaigning for the amendment, Tenney called Jean-Pierre a “liar” and “anti-Semitic.” “During Ms....
Environmental advocacy group the Sierra Club disavowed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in response to a moment at Wednesday’s GOP debate in which former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley pointed to its past praise of her rival. Haley called the Florida governor “a liberal when it comes to the environment” in the third debate, pointing...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday teed up a vote for next week on a stopgap government funding bill as Congress faces down a Nov. 17 shutdown deadline. “Today I am taking the first procedural step for the Senate to move forward on a legislative vehicle we can use next week to pass...
The U.S. population is expected to peak in 2080 and shrink by the end of the century, according to a new Census Bureau estimate released Thursday. It’s the first time the bureau has ever projected a population decline, a result of an aging population and declining birth rates. The population is expected to peak at...
What is certain is that credential authentication technology is the driver that will transform airport security, and that biometrics like facial recognition are critical to effect this transformation.
Former President Trump says he'd consider Tucker Carlson as a potential running mate in 2024. "I like Tucker a lot; I guess I would,” Trump said during an appearance on "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show" this week. "I think I’d say I would, because he’s got great common sense." “You know, when they...
A group of 131 faith-based organizations from around the country are calling on the Biden administration to grant deportation protections to about 2,000 nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid widespread violence and disease there. The organizations, which include representatives of national, state and local groups of a diverse array of religions...
The National Republican Congressional Committee is accusing Democrats of fueling antisemitism in a new ad which zeroes in on comments made about Israel.