Just five days before Christmas Day, President-elect Donald Trump announced he is appointing outspoken conservative and president of Catholic Vote Brian Burch to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 234th nominee to the federal judiciary, matching the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment to the nation’s courts during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern California by a 49 to 47 vote led Mr.
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday and said he believed lawmakers will manage to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. “There is a unanimous agreement in the room that we need to move forward. I will not telegraph to you the specific details of
The White House refused to discuss President Biden’s lack of public appearances amid the ongoing spending bill crisis as a government shutdown looms.
Congressional leaders are scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday. The government will shut down after midnight if Congress does not act.
Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods from countries like China and Mexico in a news conference this week, claims historians say are at odds with the facts. In particular, Trump exaggerated the impact of tariff hikes during his first