Senators began talking Wednesday about how to end the government shutdown but were still stuck on Democrats' demand to revise the House-passed stopgap that could quickly reopen the government.
THE SHUTDOWN FIGHT IS A CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE EXPANSION OF THE GOVERNMENT. It’s not hard to understand why many Americans are bored by the government shutdown battle now underway in Washington, D.C. They’ve seen it many times before, and they know it never amounts to much in the end. So why pay rapt attention and […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he hasn’t heard from the White House since a Monday meeting with President Trump and other congressional leaders. “We haven't heard from the White House since the White House meeting on Monday. The president has been behaving, you know, somewhat erratically and in [an] unconventional fashion...
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called President Trump’s Gaza peace plan “realistic” when talking to reporters. “So far it seems a realistic proposal,” the pope said, according to Vatican News, also saying he wishes Hamas would go with the plan “within the established timeframe.” “It’s important, nonetheless, that there be a ceasefire and the release...
Mikie Sherrill faces growing scrutiny as her personal wealth increased significantly during her time in Congress, making her one of New Jersey's richest lawmakers.
Zohran Mamdani left no doubt Tuesday about his warped hatred of city cops when he called to shift police-disciplinary power to the anti-cop Civilian...
Democrats “are selling two conflicting messages” to justify their refusal to fund the government and keep it running, observes Dan McLaughlin at The Telegraph.