The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's brainchild, fought for its life Tuesday at the Supreme Court, arguing there's nothing unusual about Congress giving the Wall Street regulatory agency the power to set its own budget without having to ask lawmakers for money each year.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, Indiana Republican, announced Monday she would resign if Congress does not pass a debt commission this year to help fight inflation.
A record number of people trust the GOP over the Democratic Party on the economy. The only question in 2024 is just how badly Republicans will sabotage themselves in order to blow that lead.
An over-the-counter pharmaceutical icon just took a hit. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee discussed the efficacy of phenylephrine, the nation’s most popular oral nasal decongestant. Used for the temporary relief of stuffy nose, sinus, and ear symptoms caused by the common cold, flu, and allergies, it is the active ingredient in products such as Sudafed PE and some versions of Mucinex, DayQuil, Tylenol sinus, and Advil sinus congestion, as well as store brands based on the same formulations.
Former President Donald Trump and his team have repeatedly insisted that the GOP presidential primary is over. And yet, as the actual primary contests creep closer, they sound increasingly more desperate to stop this primary that they insist isn’t a threat.
THE WHITE HOUSE DOG SCANDAL. Last week, President Joe Biden's German shepherd Commander bit a Secret Service agent. That marked the 11th time — yes, the 11th time — that Commander had bitten one of the agents and other Secret Service officers who guard the president. Some of the attacks left wounds requiring medical attention, and at least one required hospital care for Commander's victim.
If you are a conservative, or if you have had occasion to criticize a liberal academic, politician, or commentator, you have certainly been called a racist, a sexist, a Nazi, or a bigot.
Against the backdrop of the Democratic Party’s drift leftward, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) appears mainstream. He has represented a shifting set of California districts for nearly 30 years. Not only is he a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but he was also previously chairman of the Asia subcommittee.