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Republicans are hoping that a short-term debt extension takes some of the Democratic pressure off Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to reform the filibuster.The decision from Senate GOP Leade...
New information is emerging about former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election - including in a Senate report released Thursday.The accretion of new details makes it starker...
Democrats are worried about another White House bid by former President Donald Trump, something that is appearing increasingly likely on the eve of an Iowa rally by the leading potential GOP candidate.Democrats say...
Dozens of people in the Tokyo area were injured on Thursday in the largest earthquake that Japan has seen since 2011, with the quake having a magnitude of 5.9....
The House will interrupt a scheduled recess next week to vote Tuesday on Senate-passed legislation to extend the debt limit into December. The House, which had been long scheduled to be out of session this week and next coinciding with the...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) sparked anger among Senate Republicans after he railed against them just after they helped advance a short-term debt ceiling extension over a key hurdle....
Arkansas lawmakers advanced a bill on Thursday prohibiting businesses from requiring workers to disclose whether they're vaccinated against COVID-19, ...
Former President Trump is urging GOP senators to vote against a deal that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) struck with his Democratic colleagues in the upper chamber to raise the debt ceiling. “Republican Senators, do not...
Former President Trump is urging GOP senators to vote against a deal that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) struck with his Democratic colleagues in the upper chamber to raise the debt ceiling. ...
The Senate on Thursday approved a deal to increase the debt ceiling and keep the country solvent into December, moving to stave off a default expected to occur in a matter of days.Senators vot...
The Florida Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of sanctioning eight school districts with mask mandates that do not allow parents to opt out.The eight districts - Alachua, Brevard, Broward, D...
Eleven GOP senators voted with Democrats on Thursday to help advance a short-term debt ceiling extension. The 61-38 vote advances the debt ceiling increase to final passage. Sixty votes were needed including the support of at least...
A key procedural vote to pave the way for a $480 billion increase in the debt limit sparked a major fight in the Senate GOP conference late Thursday afternoon that left Senate Republican leaders uncertain whether they had the 10 votes they need to...
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he will not force his employees to get vaccinated as required by a mandate the city council passed on Wednesday."The issue has become so politicized," Villanueva said on Thu...
President Biden on Thursday said he has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “deal with” the spike in reports of unruly passengers on airplanes.“Scott I want you to know I talked to the Justice Department to make sure that we deal with the...
A federal judge in Nevada recommended the dismissal of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s rape lawsuit on Wednesday.Ronaldo has been accused of raping Kathryn Mayorga in Las Vegas over a decade ago.Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts recommended...
The governors of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut came together Thursday to announce a ...
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is taking time off this season to address his mental health, The Associated Press reported.The NHL and its player’s union (NHLPA) announced on Thursday that Price, a former league MVP, will enter...
President Biden intends to sign a bill raising the debt ceiling for the short term after it passes Congress, the White House said Thursday.“The President looks forward to signing legislation to raise the debt limit when it is passed by Congress,”...
The overwhelming majority of protests in Florida were peaceful. DeSantis responded not by proposing legislation to address police brutality, but with a bill aimed at stifling peaceful and totally legal protest in Florida,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is an attorney; he should know at least the rudiments of the U.S. Constitution. Then why would he propose an extremist law that is obviously unconstitutional, get his allies to push it through the Florida Legislature,...
The Empire State Building will be illuminated in red, white and blue on Saturday to celebrate Fox News' 25th anniversary.Fox, which turned 25 years old on Thursday, also hosted a town hall commemorating the two and...
A U.S. nuclear submarine hit an object in the South China Sea last Saturday, ...