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Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders Friday the U.S. would hit its debt limit next week — setting up a showdown between Democrats, the White House and House Republicans, who have vowed to tie any increase in the debt ceiling to spending cuts. The nation will reach its $31.4 […]
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are in a bind over whether and how to punish embattled Rep. George Santos, a lawmaker who both attracts nonstop controversy and holds a critical seat in the narrowly divided chamber. The New York Republican, who has lied about or embellished his business experience, education, religion, athleticism and more, […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Moments after clinching the House speakership, Kevin McCarthy headed to the cameras to “especially thank” one person he said helped him get the gig: Donald Trump. “I do want to especially thank President Trump,” McCarthy told reporters. “I don’t think anybody should doubt his influence. He was with me from […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur to oversee the Department of Justice’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Garland signed an order appointing Hur to serve as special counsel on Thursday, as the White House revealed that […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Last week, during the historic series of 15 votes for House speaker, Americans had a view of their elected lawmakers rarely seen on their TV and computer screens. Normally, what’s seen is tightly controlled by the party in power, with House cameras showing only a few […]
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Domestic extremists are “are often radicalized online and look to conduct attacks with easily accessible weapons,” an unclassified version of report done by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence found. The version of the congressionally mandated report, sent to both the Senate and House intelligence committees in […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Wednesday, with votes at 220-210. If approved, the legislation would require health practitioners to care for an infant that is born alive after a failed abortion, according to the law. In order to become law, the bill would […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday passed a bill to ban sales from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. The legislation passed with bipartisan support in a 331-97 vote, with 113 Democrats joining Republicans in backing the measure. Entitled the “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act,” the bill would […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced he has named former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur as a special counsel in the Biden classified documents matter. Hur, who has been appointed by former President Donald Trump as U.S. Attorney, is currently a litigation partner at a Washington, […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House confirmed Thursday that more classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were found in the garage of his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Asked about the discovery after remarks on the economy Thursday morning, Biden appeared to downplay the security risks. […]
