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Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — ideological rivals in two of the country’s biggest states — will debate each other on Fox News on Nov. 30 in Georgia, the network announced on Monday. A news release from Fox News describes the 90-minute event as a “red […]
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Much of the government is getting close to shutting down Oct. 1 as Congress struggles to pass a stopgap funding deal — and on Monday, with just five days to go, many federal workers and agencies were bracing for impact. The House and Senate have until the end of the […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (UNION CITY, N.J.) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., signaled Monday that he will remain in office despite pressure to resign after being indicted on corruption charges. Menendez was defiant as he delivered his first public remarks since the Sept. 22 indictment. He spoke in Union Station, New Jersey, where he started […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak told reporters during a White House […]
ABC News/Washington Post (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating is 19 points underwater, his ratings for handling the economy and immigration are at career lows. A record number of Americans say they’ve become worse off under his presidency, three-quarters say he’s too old for another term and Donald Trump is looking better […]
ABC News/Washington Post (NEW YORK) — Public concerns that the United States is doing too much to support Ukraine in its war with Russia have notched up in an ABC News/Washington Post poll, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the United States in search of additional aid. Forty-one percent now say the United States […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended President Joe Biden’s approach to the economy and the public’s problems amid a new ABC News/Washington Post poll that shows many Americans feel their financial situation has deteriorated at the same time that Biden ramps up his reelection bid. “Well, look, we all know […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on Sunday accused House Republican renegades of “voting with Nancy Pelosi” as a handful of conservatives in the chamber continue to rebuff Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s approach to the government budget in his efforts to avoid a shutdown at month’s end. “The holdouts keep saying to Kevin McCarthy, […]
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PLAINS, Ga.) — Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, made a surprise appearance in their Georgia hometown on Saturday — having largely retreated from the spotlight amid health challenges. The Carters appeared at the Plains Peanut Festival, marking the first time they were seen publicly since the announcement […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — To avert a shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the House should still try to pass a Republican short-term funding measure next week in addition to the individual spending bills, despite GOP holdouts. “I would like to — you need to — because I don’t know how else in a shutdown,” […]
