After a week of drama, backroom deals and heated debates, the annual Pentagon policy bill squeaked through the House, setting up another round of horse-trading with Senate Democrats to finalize the legislation.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised former President Trump on Friday, saying the leading GOP candidate is “probably the most successful debater in this country since Lincoln-Douglas.” Then-candidate Abraham Lincoln's presidential debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas in 1858 are believed to have delivered Lincoln the presidency and been the first ever presidential debates....
Legislation to fund the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Labor cleared a House Appropriations subcommittee by voice vote Friday, despite objections from Democrats over sharp cuts to health agency funding and anti-abortion provisions. The bill advanced smoothly with no major changes, but a much larger fight looms in the full committee,...
Former President Donald Trump made a second attempt to quash a Georgia investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state, filing a motion in the state’s supreme court and another court to bar the filing of any charges. Trump had already filed a motion in March to quash the investigation...
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday elicited boos at a major Iowa conservative gathering as he made the case for strong U.S. support for Ukraine. Pence sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an event hosted by the Family Leader, and the two men clashed over the former vice president’s staunch...
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson aggressively pressed former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday about how he'd characterize the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob invaded the Capitol, forced the evacuation of lawmakers and interrupted the counting of electoral votes in the 2020 election. The questioning by Carlson, who described the...
The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for October in cases involving South Carolina’s congressional map and the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The court on Friday announced its October argument calendar, the first month of the court’s next annual term. Decisions in the cases are expected by summer 2024. On Oct. 3,...
A federal judge on Thursday signed off on sweeping reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) about three years after George Floyd's murder. The Minneapolis-StarTribune reported that Hennepin County judge Karen Janisch approved the agreement between the MPD and Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) at the urging of city officials. Among the conditions of...
Nearly 1 out of 5 employees say their place of work is very or somewhat toxic, according to a poll by the American Psychological Association (APA). “The number of individuals who report experiencing a toxic workplace without protection from harm is troubling,” Arthur C. Evans, chief executive officer at the America Psychological Association, said in...