HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAKE ANOTHER RUN OFF THE CLIFF. Tuesday marked the beginning of the second phase of the House Republicans' search for a speaker. In phase one, the first three weeks of the drama, GOP lawmakers eliminated the top three party leaders in the House — Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Jim Jordan (R-OH) — from consideration as speaker. Now, in phase two, they are looking at the second tier of possibilities. Is there a speaker in there somewhere?
PITTSBURGH — Sen. Bob Casey's visit to Nicky’s Grant Street, the iconic diner in the shadow of the Pittsburgh city-county building where Democrats who have run the city for nearly 100 years have cut deals over dippy eggs, had nothing to do with sudden hunger pains. It had everything to do with what incumbents do when they are running for reelection: endorse a local Democrat, tout economic development projects they are bringing to the area, and hand out money.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday that the two recent releases of hostages by the militant group Hamas is "psychological warfare" reminiscent of the tactics used by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. "Hamas is engaging in psychological warfare, they're releasing two hostages and then another two hostages," IDF spokesperson Doron Spielman said...
The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint Monday against a 348-foot yacht, Amadea, which is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. In the complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued the $300 million yacht is forfeitable since it was “improved and maintained” in violation of...
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows secured an immunity deal with special counsel Jack Smith in order to testify before a grand jury in the election interference case, ABC News reported. Meadows testified before a grand jury empaneled to hear evidence in the case on at least three separate occasions, the outlet reported, doing so after...
Presented by PhRMA — NIH nominee faces roadblock in Sanders {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story NIH Director confirmation in jeopardy President Biden's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will need at least one Republican vote to advance through the Senate Health Committee after chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...
The outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel is another wake-up call for Washington hawks who adamantly believe that China is an existential threat to the United States. The United States faces many clear and present dangers including climate change, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and the recurring Israel-Palestine conflict. Rather than viewing China as an enemy,...
Apple announced Tuesday its support for a federal “right-to-repair” law and said the company will provide access to tools and iPhone parts to customers nationwide so they can make their own repairs — rather than having to take damaged devices to an Apple store. The announcement comes just weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)...