Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.… Read more
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Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.… Read more
GOP’s Jordan backs a temporary House speaker plan and calls off 3rd vote for now, lawmakers say
Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker for the next several months as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself.… Read more
Biden wraps up his visit to wartime Israel with a warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt, with the understanding that shipments would be subject to inspections and that aid should go to civilians and not Hamas militants.… Read more
GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who are refusing to give him the gavel.… Read more
Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
Old. Confused. Corrupt. Dishonest.… Read more
Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S.… Read more
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right t o a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.… Read more
Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives.… Read more
Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington, DC, police chief says
A shooting on a street in the nation’s capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized Saturday night, police said.… Read more
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Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.… Continue Reading
Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.… Continue Reading
GOP’s Jordan backs a temporary House speaker plan and calls off 3rd vote for now, lawmakers say
Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker for the next several months as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself.… Continue Reading
Biden wraps up his visit to wartime Israel with a warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt, with the understanding that shipments would be subject to inspections and that aid should go to civilians and not Hamas militants.… Continue Reading
GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who are refusing to give him the gavel.… Continue Reading
Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
Old. Confused. Corrupt. Dishonest.… Continue Reading
Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S.… Continue Reading
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right t o a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.… Continue Reading
Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives.… Continue Reading
Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington, DC, police chief says
A shooting on a street in the nation’s capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized Saturday night, police said.… Continue Reading