Opinion: Texas border law Senate Bill 4 is understandable, terrible and doomed
I wonder what the people will look like. You know, the ones police in Texas are supposed to stop and question if they look as…
House approves $1.2-trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set…
Indicted Sen. Menendez to skip New Jersey Democratic primary
TRENTON, N.J. — Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the state’s Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but…
Congress unveils $1.2-trillion plan to avert federal shutdown
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2-trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend…
Rep. Katie Porter says she regrets calling the California Senate primary ‘rigged’
The outspoken Rep. Katie Porter is cleaning up after a controversial comment she made in the aftermath of her California Senate primary loss to fellow…
Opinion: One Trump puppet stands between Ukraine and the aid it needs
Speaker Mike Johnson in just months has all but cemented his place among the weakest House leaders in its history. Alas, the Louisianan nonetheless holds…
State Senate approves sweeping new gun control laws for California
Reporting from Sacramento — The state Senate on Thursday approved sweeping new restrictions on using guns in California in response to the December mass shooting by…
How cryptocurrency executives helped decide the California Senate primary
In the days before the California Senate primary, political ads calling Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) a fake, an actor and a hypocrite inundated social media…
U.S. Senate confirms ambassador to Haiti amid violence
1 of 2 | Protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 7, 2024. Amid the violence and chaos, the…
US Senate leader calls for new elections in Israel | Newsfeed
NewsFeedUS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘an obstacle to peace’ and calls for Israel to hold new elections.Published…
Senate leader Schumer says Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Schiff’s Senate win signals change in California landscape
For a long time, life in California had certain rhythms. Winter snow in the Sierra. Springtime blooms in the desert. And come election season, a…
Bank closure ‘frustration’ for Pilbara community set to vent as inquiry holds Tom Price hearing
In short: The Senate inquiry into regional bank closures will hold a hearing in the Pilbara community of Tom Price today.The hearing comes less than a week…
Senate supermarket prices inquiry in Orange hears fruit farmers are giving up as pollies squabble on the side
In short: Farmers and farmer groups are appearing before a Senate Select Committee inquiry into supermarket pricing and market powerIndependent MP Bob Katter and Nationals Senator…
U.S. intelligence officials warn of global security threats during Senate hearing
1 of 5 | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns looks on Monday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to "examine worldwide threats"…
Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
By now it shouldn’t need to be said: When Americans vote for a president, the federal courts are on the ballot as well. Yet too…
Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
West Virginia bill rolls back child vaccine law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination…
Column: Trump’s pick for consumer agency, backed by GOP, ‘has no qualifications for this job’
Now that White House aide Kathy Kraninger has received the blessing of the Senate Banking Committee’s Republican majority to become the nation’s top consumer financial…
US Senate passes $460bn spending bill to avert government shutdown | Politics News
Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress. Lawmakers in the United States Senate…