Rumors of a plan to stop a controversial surveillance program from expiring by linking it to Congress' annual defense bill has both progressives and conservatives up in arms.
Rep. George Santos is following through on his vow to force a vote to expel Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman ahead of his own expulsion vote on Friday, but the retaliatory move by the disgraced Republican lawmaker will likely be in vain.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer warned Republicans on Thursday the clock is ticking for Sen. Tommy Tuberville to end his hold on hundreds of military promotions over the Pentagon's abortion policy.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is evidence the uptick in respiratory disease in China is being fueled by the flu, a common bacteria and other known threats and not a new pathogen like the coronavirus that struck Wuhan in late 2019 and caused global havoc.