Senate set to vote on all-but-doomed border deal as plan B on foreign aid emerges

Washington — The Senate is set to take up a key vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-anticipated border deal as part of a national security supplemental funding package that will likely come up short, thanks to opposition from Republicans. GOP senators were poised to oppose the procedural vote to open debate on the package that includes

Biden Admin Toughens Air Quality Standard

Some 70 industry and trade groups had urged the Biden administration to keep the current standards in place. The Biden administration has finalized a new national limit for soot, the tiny air pollution particles from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires, saying that stricter air quality standards could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. The rules

Trump Approved for Primary Ballot in New York State

The New York State Board of Elections has approved President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the presidential primary ballot, but some Democrats vow to sue. Former President Donald Trump has received the green light to be on New York’s GOP presidential primary ballot, though a Democrat state senator is threatening to challenge the decision in court.

House GOP Has Reached Out to Democrats to Pass Ukraine, Israel Aid Package: Minority Leader

His answer was in response to a reporter asking whether there would be an effort to bring up a national security supplemental through a specific mechanism. House Republicans have reached out to House Democrats hoping to pass a supplemental bill to provide assistance for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries