Congress lurched closer to a government shutdown Thursday after Senate conservatives demanded changes to a noncontroversial spending package that had strong bipartisan support, bringing the bill to a screeching halt. The conflict over the Senate spending bill revealed the divisions between the Republican leadership and restive conservatives intent on forcing spending cuts and other reforms...
Former President Trump slammed Hunter Biden’s new indictment on gun charges by prosecutors in Delaware in a Truth Social post Thursday. “This, the gun charge, is the only crime that Hunter Biden committed that does not implicate Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump said in his post. “One down, Eleven to go!” “The Democrats, with all of...
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) shot back at the state GOP after it sent fundraising notices related to her attempt to curb gun violence by banning firearms in the state’s capital. “I’m still waiting on a thank-you note from the New Mexico GOP,” she said Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Way...
Former President Trump says it is not likely he will pardon himself if he is convicted of a crime and elected president again. "I could have pardoned myself. Do you know what? I was given an option to pardon myself. I could have pardoned myself when I left," Trump said as part of an exclusive...
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) attacked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the floor of the House on Thursday, saying that his caucus is a “circus” and can’t gather enough votes to pass any significant legislation. “So America, in 15 days from now when our country comes to a halt, remember who did this to you,”...
President Biden spoke with the head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and leaders of major auto companies Thursday as the two sides seek to avert a strike over a contract dispute. The White House said Biden spoke with Shawn Fain, president of UAW, and the company leaders "to discuss the status of ongoing...
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham accused Republicans of fundraising off her controversial gun ban as both parties and gun rights groups voice opposition.