House Republicans are giving their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas another try on Tuesday, bringing the vote to the floor a second time after three GOP members sided with Democrats to tank their first attempt. The return of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who has been undergoing treatment for blood cancer,...
The IRS is treading carefully with the launch of a free online tax filing system as the agency and its ambitious project face intense political scrutiny. When the new “direct file” online tax filing system from the IRS is released to the wider public in mid-March, an unlimited number of citizens will be able to...
Big Wind Carpenter, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, says they personally witnessed environmental racism before they even knew there was a name for it. In the area of Wyoming where Carpenter, who identifies as two-spirit and uses they/them pronouns, grew up, fossil fuel extraction is a major part of the economy. Much of...
Former President Trump isn’t the only public official whose disqualification under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban has landed at the Supreme Court. Just days after the justices heard oral arguments in Trump’s historic case Thursday, they are scheduled this week to consider taking up another official’s disqualification: a New Mexico county commissioner who participated in...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal providing aid to Ukraine and other foreign allies, raising new questions about how — or if — Congress will adopt the assistance ahead of November’s elections. The Senate legislation, which would provide billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, among other...
A critical race for Democrats in ex-Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) House district is coming down to the wire with just one day to go before voters head to the polls. Democrats have eyed the seat, which Republicans claimed in an upset win in 2022, for months since Santos was expelled from the House in December. A...
A transboundary sewage stream that regularly flows from Tijuana, Mexico, into San Diego County may be creating a multifrontal public health crisis — as a noxious mix of chemicals and pathogens makes their way into households not just via water, but also through air and soil. The cross-border contamination — a result of inadequate infrastructure...
Democratic senators are admitting to private worries that President Biden’s age and health could cost their party the White House, but are loath to discuss those fears publicly, insisting there is no alternative to head the Democratic ticket in 2024. Democratic senators who have spent time with Biden recently say he remains sharp mentally and claim...
President Biden met with the chairman of the Chinese energy firm Hunter Biden sought to create a joint venture with at the Four Seasons in Washington D.C. in 2017, a former business partner of the first son told congressional investigators.