Biden signs stopgap funding bill, pushing shutdown deadline one week
President Biden signed a stopgap funding bill Friday to avert another government shutdown, pushing the first funding deadline back by one week.
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Bob Menendez’s corruption case co-defendant pleads guilty to 7 counts, cooperating with investigators
A New Jersey businessman and co-defendant in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption case has pleaded guilty to seven counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery and obstruction of justice.
Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
House approves short-term funding extension House approves short-term government funding extension 03:45 Washington — President Biden signed a government funding extension on Friday that delays a partial shutdown for at least another week. Funding for some agencies was set to lapse Friday, while the rest were funded through March 8. But Congress reached a deal
Haley Attacks Trump, Biden Over National Debt
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, is still vying for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. She took aim at both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump over the nation’s $34-trillion debt at a campaign rally in Washington on Friday. Ms. Haley told supporters she wants to see government spen… Original News
Trump to attend Club for Growth retreat as group works to ‘unite’ GOP, ensure Biden ‘is a one-term president’
Former President Trump will attend Club for Growth’s annual economic retreat Friday evening—as the group works to “unite" the Republican Party and put its full support behind the 2024 GOP frontrunner to “win back the White House and more" in November.
The U.S. is set to pay more on interest on its debt than defense
Americans are familiar with the impact of higher interest rates, which are making it more expensive to carry credit card debt or buy homes and cars. But the federal government is also getting walloped: Spending on interest on U.S. debt is now the fastest growing part of the budget, and even projected to overtake national
Businessman Accused of Bribing Bob Menendez Flips on Senator in Plea Deal
A New Jersey businessman charged along with Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) on Friday pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to attempting to bribe the lawmaker, agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors in the case. Jose Uribe, who prosecutors alleged gave Menendez’s wife, Nadine, a luxury car, entered the plea to seven charges, including conspiracy to