A powerful House chairman on Wednesday said the District of Columbia has "deteriorated and declined" across the board in recent years, leaving Congress no choice but to step in and restore public safety in the nation's capital on behalf of residents, workers and visitors.
Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday said banning TikTok will dash his fellow Republicans' chances of winning elections for years as the congressional debate over fresh restrictions on the China-founded app heats up.
The Biden administration will auction oil and gas leases across more than 114,000 square miles (295,000 square kilometers) in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale mandated by last year's climate bill compromise.
Emotions are high among Republicans and their supporters. Some portion of the party is fanatically dedicated to Donald Trump — whether out of the misguided belief Trump was robbed or just cult-like devotion to a narcissist who attracts such cult-like devotion. Another huge portion of the party is desperate to nominate almost anyone but Donald Trump, who is seen as a disaster for the party, especially after he instigated a ludicrous but deadly riot at the Capitol after failing to accept his 2020 loss.
Primary elections usually create some awkwardness. Candidates of the same party spend months campaigning against each other, which entails at least some level of criticism of one another. Then after one candidate wins, his or her erstwhile opponents need to explain why this person whom they had attacked is, in fact, the best man or woman for the job.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday directly confronted former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over allegations that the coffee chain fired, disciplined and intimidated pro-union workers under his tenure. During a highly anticipated Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, Sanders questioned Schultz under oath over his role in union-busting tactics that several judges have deemed...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) said two family friends were killed in Monday’s shooting at a Nashville elementary school. “Maria woke up this morning without one of her best friends, Cindy Peak,” Lee said of his wife, Maria Lee, in a message to Tennesseans on Tuesday. “Cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner...
Designating K-12 schools as a distinct critical infrastructure sector would allow higher levels of DHS-backed funding, training, expertise and support to facilities that strengthen security.