In less than two months, if Congress does not act, tens of millions of people could find themselves unable to stay connected to high-speed internet. Thanks to the Affordable Connectivity Program, low-income Americans who qualify can choose from a variety of services and carriers in their area, applying a $30 discount, or $75 on tribal lands, in the form […]
I grew up 30 minutes outside of Dearborn, Michigan, a city with the largest Arab-American population in the country, and one that is largely responsible for the protest vote by Democratic primary voters against President Joe Biden this week. Their complaint against him primarily revolves around his continued support for Israel in the Gaza conflict, […]
President Biden on Wednesday said he was sorry to hear Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is stepping down and praised him for his honesty. "I'm sorry to hear McConnell stepped down... I've trusted him and we have a great relationship. We fight like hell. But he has never, never, never misrepresented anything. I'm sorry...
The proposed merger between credit card companies Capital One and Discover has Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee up in arms about corporate consolidation and what they see as lazy regulation of the financial sector. Sixteen Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee, including ranking member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), penned a letter to the...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase experienced technical issues Wednesday as bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, soared to its highest price in more than two years. Coinbase Support assured all users that their funds with the crypto exchange are safe and its team is looking into the incident in a post on X, the platform formerly known as...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is appearing Wednesday before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Vilsack will likely offer testimony that continues the defense of Biden administration priorities in the food production sector that he made during a House hearing a few weeks ago. Republican members made the case that climate and food aid...
No one should face the dilemma of choosing between keeping their job or saving a life. And now with new treatment options, we need even more young donors to be able to say “yes.” Congress can play a vital role as we work to ensure that all patients have access to their life-saving transplant and that supporting research is an investment in the health of all Americans.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will deliver the daily press briefing Wednesday afternoon. President Biden earlier today announced that he was going in for his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Biden's health and age have been under public scrutiny following the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report earlier this...
President Biden on Wednesday welcomed local police chiefs and law enforcement officials to the White House to discuss his administration’s efforts to fight crime, looking to rebut the narrative pushed by former President Trump and other Republicans that violent crime is rampant. "As president, public safety and crime reduction is a top priority for my...
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) announced Wednesday he would seek reelection in the House, nearly two weeks after he suspended his short-lived campaign for Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) seat. Rosendale announced earlier this month he would run for the Senate, entering the GOP primary race against Tim Sheehy. That same day, however, former President Trump endorsed...