For the first time in history, the House of Representatives just voted to remove the House Speaker. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) fate was sealed last weekend when he opted to push through a last-minute budget compromise rather than placate his party’s hard-liners and allow the federal government to shut down. Imagine a leader facing these...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate possible racial discrimination in Alabama’s management of funds that can be used to bolster sewage infrastructure. In a notice issued Tuesday, the Biden administration said it will look into whether the state excludes residents from participating in its water infrastructure program or denies them benefits on the basis...
The war within the House GOP has thrown another wrench into financial markets. Wall Street experts say the political dysfunction behind former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) ouster poses new risks at a time of already heightened fears as the Federal Reserve walks a careful line in its efforts to tamp down inflation. Skyrocketing bond yields...
A study shows that so-called “good cholesterol” may not be as healthy as previously believed. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, claims that high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, could increase dementia risk for older people. Researchers tracked more than 180,000 California residents through health surveys for about two years...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled a 20-year needs assessment, including a list of initiatives to address New York City’s aging transit system. The upgrade intends to address the city’s aging infrastructure, evolving rider needs and climate change impacts, MTA said in its release. The new assessment provides a "comprehensive, unconstrained view of the system’s...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) brought Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) sushi to his Washington office Wednesday, after the Texas Democrat said his sushi was stolen during a carjacking Monday. “Don’t let ‘em get you down, @RepCuellar. We got your sushi back,” Gonzales wrote Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gonzales included a...
Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau, the No. 2 official at the department, will leave the Biden administration, the Interior Department confirmed Wednesday. “Tommy’s impact on the Department can be seen in every aspect of our work,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “He has been a valued counselor and friend. His legacy will...
Facing a pileup of spending bills and a possible government shutdown, 20 Republican senators led by Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) say they will delay any legislation moving on the Senate floor that does not relate directly to funding the government. Scott circulated a letter at the Senate Republican lunch Wednesday warning Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
Following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) removal, who will emerge as the next Speaker of the House? While this is the first time in our nation’s history that a Speaker has been ousted, there are elections for Speaker at the start of every Congress, so this process is relatively understood. As an academic who has studied these specific elections,...
Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., says migrants should be saying thank you to Rep. Matt Gaetz for what Gimenez says is a torpedoing of border security efforts in the House.