Homeless children in crisis as pandemic funds go away
Funding for affordable housing, homeless shelters and wraparound services are among the solutions advocates say lawmakers need to increase. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI |…
Senate Republicans block Biden’s emergency funding bill for Ukraine
1 of 2 | Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (L), R-Ky., Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., head to…
U.S. unveils new security package for Ukraine as future of Kyiv aid remains uncertain
United States President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on…
A U.S. clean energy transition can enhance national security but it’s not the bulletproof strategy you might think
Authors: Dr. Shade T. Shutters and Dr. Suleyman Orhun Altiparmak* The idea of abandoning fossil fuels in favor of cleaner energy sources used to be…
Florida state attorney, suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, goes to court
A Florida state attorney, suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis for "neglecting her duty" to prosecute crime, was in court Wednesday to get her elected position…
U.S. Funding for Taiwan Deterrence
In late November, in the wake of the APEC Summit, Chinese leader, Xi Jinping stated that the Taiwan issue needed to be resolved soon. An…
Republican candidates sound off on each other in heated fourth primary debate
Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy pose on stage prior to the Republican…
Supreme Court justices have tense debate in workplace discrimination case
In the case before the court, Muldrow vs. City of St. Louis, Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, a former sergeant with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department,…
Wall Street bankers tell Senate they oppose new increased capital regulation
1 of 5 | Wall Street bank CEO's testified before the Senate banking committee Wednesday, united in opposition to proposed new rules requiring them to…
Suspect in custody after bomb threat at Naval Air Station in Florida
Authorities arrested one suspect on Wednesday after a bomb threat forced a lockdown at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. Source link
Sen. Ron Wyden warns of foreign spying threat through smartphone push notifications
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warned Wednesday that foreign governments are demanding push notification data from Apple and Google that could facilitate government spying on U.S.…
Special election to fill George Santos’ House seat set for Feb. 13
1 of 3 | New York will hold a special election on Feb. 13 to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Rep. George Santos,…
GOP senators walk out of briefing over lack of border support in Ukraine aid package
Republican senators walked out of a classified briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday in protest over a dearth of U.S. border security measures they want included…
House Speaker Johnson blames delayed Jan. 6 footage on blurring participants’ faces
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed delays Tuesday of the release of thousands of hours of Capitol security footage from Jan. 6, 2021,…
Alaska Airlines pilot, indicted for trying to cut engines, avoids attempted murder charges
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, who was indicted for trying to shut-down the engines of a plane mid-flight, will not face 83 counts of attempted…
Supreme Court dismisses ADA case involving self-appointed ‘tester’
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case Tuesday, involving a self-appointed Americans with disabilities "tester" and the right to sue a public place for failing…
U.S. pulling visas from Jewish Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it was banning dozens of Jewish Israeli settlers from traveling to the U.S. because of their involvement in…
House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism as vote splits Democrats
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a GOP resolution Tuesday condemning anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world in a vote that split…
U.S. warns that Israel risks ‘strategic defeat’ unless it protects civilians in Gaza
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has warned Israel that it risks “strategic defeat” unless it protects Palestinian civilians in Gaza. In a sign of growing…
October job openings fall to 8.7 million; lowest since 2021
Job openings in October dropped to their lowest total in more than two years according to new statistics from the Labor Department released on Tuesday.…