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Top Biden ally ‘disappointed’ by president’s veto on bill to increase number of US judges

Sen. Chris Coons is expressing disappointment after President Biden vetoed a bill to establish more federal judgeships.

Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts

Reps. Jason Crow and Zach Nunn are leading 49 other House lawmakers in a letter urging Congress to preserve the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program.

California Democrats urge feds to approve high-speed rail funding before DOGE nixes ‘boondoggle’

CA Democrats are urging USDOT to approve more than $500 million in transportation grant money to fund the state's high-speed rail projects before DOGE potentially ends the "boondoggle."

Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S prisons

One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.

Mothers, ditch the holiday martyr complex

Fifteen years ago, while living in rural Cambodia, I developed a new appreciation for washing machines and dryers. My house was unique in that we owned a washer, but I often watched local women use washing boards to clean their clothing. We didn’t own a dryer, and I would wait to do laundry if I […]

Can Trump hold his disparate coalition together?

A Catch-22 of politics is the fact that once you start governing and making decisions, you’re almost guaranteed to alienate some of the people who put you in office in the first place.

American Airlines lifts ground stop on Christmas Eve flights

American Airlines flights were briefly grounded Tuesday morning due to a technical issue, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the ground stop was lifted by about 8 a.m. The FAA said that American Airlines “is reporting a technical issue and has requested a nationwide ground stop” in a statement Tuesday morning. In a later...

Trump’s FCC nominee sends Disney warning letter over ABC

President-elect Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a letter warning that he would be "monitoring" ABC's negotiations with local stations to ensure they can serve "local communities." The letter from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, dated Saturday, focuses on so-called "affiliate agreements" with local stations, which ABC is...

Trump is poised to achieve a historic tech legacy 

The incoming administration has the influence, momentum and wherewithal to lead a historic tech transformation that will benefit generations of Americans.  

Biden administration withdraws birth control rules

The Biden administration is withdrawing a set of proposed rules aimed at expanding access to contraception that would have made it more difficult for employer-sponsored health plans and insurers to exclude coverage of birth control. The move, announced late Monday in a Federal Register notice, will leave in place Trump-era rules allowing employers to cite "non-religious...

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