‘The Senate will keep working to confirm more of President Biden’s judicial nominees. It’s already been a very productive week,’ Majority Leader Schumer said. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate will remain in Democratic control for six more weeks, during which time Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to continue confirming President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees
Biological men will not be allowed in women’s “restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms” at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) announced Wednesday. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” Johnson said in a statement. “It is important to note that each
The resignation of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set in motion a chain of events that resulted in Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) winning two races. Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) was on the ballot in two races—one each for the state Assembly and the House of Representatives—and he is leading both contests by wide margins in
The resignation of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set in motion a chain of events that resulted in Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) winning two races. Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) was on the ballot in two races—one each for the state Assembly and the House of Representatives—and he is leading both contests by wide margins in
Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant and Tren de Aragua gang member from Venezuela, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday for the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. Judge H. Patrick Haggard found the 26-year-old Venezuelan guilty of malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault
‘I am writing to formally offer 1,402 acres of land in Starr County, Texas, to be used to construct deportation facilities,’ a Texas commissioner writes. The Texas General Land Office said it has offered President-elect Donald Trump a 1,400-acre ranch in a county located near the U.S.–Mexico border to build centers for mass deportations. Land
‘The level of anger is through the roof, and fear is also through the roof,’ WaPo staffer tells New York magazine Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos (Getty Images) The Washington Post was on track to lose $77 million this year even before a mass boycott erupted over its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate,