House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's legislation to raise the federal debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for $4.5 trillion in spending cuts is getting praise from at least one prominent nonpartisan budget watchdog.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in making his unofficial pitch for the Republican presidential nomination, focused on subtly drawing distinctions between his record and that of the front-runner, former President Donald Trump.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that male athletes competing in women’s sports is an issue that “doesn’t really exist.” Perhaps he should tell that to Payton McNabb.
To cover the cost of providing care and contribute to industry players’ bottom line, money is channeled from taxpayers’ pockets, both overtly and covertly.
The Texas state Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would require public schools in the Lone Star state to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The legislation, which passed the chamber with a 17-12 vote entirely along party lines, next heads to the state House of Representatives. State Sen. Phil King (R),...
President Biden on Friday is set to tout the launch of a new Office of Environmental Justice in the White House, aimed at helping address longstanding public health threats from pollution. The White House has described the new office as a coordinator among various agencies, advocating for measures that protect local resources, including research as...
Monthly housing payments hit a record high this week after mortgage rates rose for the first time in more than a month, according to data from real estate brokerage Redfin. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 6.39 percent this week, pushing the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment to $2,538. At the same time a year...
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) joined a chorus of conservatives criticizing New Mexico prosecutors after they announced Thursday that charges against actor Alec Baldwin would be dropped related to an on-set shooting for the movie "Rust." “Liberal privilege is real,” Boebert said on Twitter Friday. Baldwin frequently played former President Trump on Saturday Night Live and...
The leaders of the three main insulin manufacturers will testify at a Senate Health Committee hearing on insulin pricing next month, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Friday. The CEOs from Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi will testify as Sanders uses his bully pulpit to continue pressuring the companies about the high cost...