California’s periodic wildfires have grown so regular and so damaging that one of the biggest home and car insurance companies will no longer sell new home policies due to the risk and rising construction costs.
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro ended up being a clownish autocrat. Still, he generally supported the United States in international affairs. The same definitely cannot be said of Brazil's current returner president, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva. Indeed, the only apt comparison between Bolsonaro and Lula is that both men have little regard for democratic norms.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) says he will vote against legislation to raise the debt limit until 2025 in exchange for cuts to domestic discretionary spending, signaling a battle on the Senate floor if the legislation passes the GOP-controlled House. “This bill leaves us with trillions more in debt & no clear path to...
Two senators are taking aim at fentanyl trafficking by trying to add a provision to the annual defense policy bill that would make it a national security threat. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) look to propose the Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act as an amendment to the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) later this...
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he plans to bring contempt of Congress proceedings against FBI Director Christopher Wray after the agency refused to provide a document reviewing an interaction with a confidential source. Comer issued a subpoena earlier this month to compel Wray to produce any FD-1023 forms — records of interactions...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that House Democrats will provide the votes for debt ceiling legislation to move through the lower chamber and help to prevent an unprecedented default on June 5. While the House is controlled by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his Republican conference, a revolt from conservatives means GOP...
Conservative Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who is threatening to drag out the Senate’s consideration of legislation to raise the debt limit, says the regulatory reforms in the package are “a mere illusion.” Lee on Tuesday highlighted language in the bill that would empower the director of the Office of Management and Budget to waive...
The White House on Tuesday brushed off concerns from progressive Democrats over the final debt limit agreement, arguing that the reality is the deal had to be bipartisan. “I've worked in many divided government situations. I think this is where you would expect a bipartisan agreement to land. It’s just the reality. There’s not a...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is eyeing a critical opportunity to counter former President Donald Trump in Iowa as he sets off on his 2024 White House campaign. Even as Trump has taken an early lead in national polls, Republicans see an opening for DeSantis in the storied, first-in-the-nation caucus state, a traditional proving ground...
The inclusion of a West Virginia gas pipeline championed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in the debt ceiling deal is causing consternation among Democrats. Getting the pipeline into the must-pass legislation is a huge victory for Manchin, who has been pushing for congressional approval of the project to fulfill a deal he made with Democratic...