California declared a state of emergency this week over the spread of bird flu in the state as the virus continues to be detected among the state's cattle herds. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a statement Wednesday that the declaration of an emergency is meant to "ensure government agencies have the resources and...
U.S. population growth sped up toward more "historical norms" this year following a two-decade slump, spurred by international migration. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, the country’s population grew by almost 1 percent this year to surpass 340 million people, marking the fastest annual growth rate since 2001. “An annual growth rate of...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) former top aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted on bribery charges Thursday alongside her son and two real estate investors who were developing the Glass Ceiling, a rooftop bar near Herald Square, and the Hotel on Rivington on the Lower East Side The alleged money laundering scheme exceeded $100,000...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday the spending deal secured by the two parties is the “best path” for avoiding a government shutdown, but he did not rule out Democratic support for a smaller package to keep the lights on into next year. Asked if Democrats could get behind a continuing resolution (CR)...
The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman weighed in Wednesday on the recent turmoil faced by the GOP surrounding the government funding deal after President-elect Trump effectively torpedoed it. “But at the end of the day, as you said, it's now very uncertain what is going to happen,” Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source.”...
As President-elect Donald Trump stands poised return to the presidency, what will his foreign policy entail? Sen. Mitch McConnell says Trump should base his foreign policy on "hard power."
During a partial government shutdown, nonessential services pause and federal workers face furloughs or delayed pay, but essential operations will continue.
President Biden was blasted for "quiet quitting" and failing to lead his fellow Democrats amid the fiscal battle in Congress that could lead to a government shutdown just days before Christmas.