The Senate passed the first of two government funding packages on Friday ahead of the looming deadline to fund the government at midnight, after delays led by Republicans that raised the concern of a partial lapse in government funding until Saturday.
Senate Republicans joined forces with their Democratic counterparts to vote against legislation that would have removed earmark funding in the first of two government funding bills, further signaling that the once-dead practice is likely here to stay.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday did not rule out accepting a position from former President Trump in a second administration, if he's reelected in November. Asked by Fox News's Neil Cavuto if he would consider working under Trump again, Pompeo said it was "flattering" to hear that his name has come up....
Former national security adviser John Bolton said he is “perplexed” about reports of former President Trump receiving intelligence briefings if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee. “I'm somewhat perplexed myself that the Biden White House has apparently agreed that he'll get these briefings,” Bolton said in an interview with MSNBC’s Katy Tur. His comments come...
A National Guard helicopter crashed near Texas' border with Mexico on Friday afternoon, leaving at least two people dead, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to Nexstar.
A floating pier intended to be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take up to two months to construct and require as many as 1,000 U.S. servicemembers to complete, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday. The Defense Department will undertake the emergency mission to establish a temporary pier off the shore...
A man trying to enter the U.S. Capitol was arrested Friday after police found a hammer in his backpack, according to Capitol Police. Christopher Snow, 33, was being screened at the Capitol Visitor Center Friday afternoon and “became combative” after a police officer spotted the hammer as his bag went through an x-ray machine and “attempted...
Former Rep. George Santos's announcement that he would jump into a different House race in New York raised eyebrows Thursday evening, including his former communications director. Asked if she thought something was wrong with Santos, who was ousted from his own seat in December, Naysa Woomer seemingly agreed with the assessment. “I want to say...
CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed Fox News's Sean Hannity over reactions to President Biden's State of the Union address. Tapper took aim at Hannity's anti-Biden rhetoric while breaking down the address, accusing him of altering his criticism of the president to serve the Republican narrative. "Before the speech, Republicans were saying Biden was old, weak,...