The details of a new bill have not yet been released. Amid the ongoing backlash over congressional leaders’ controversial spending deal, some Republican lawmakers are voicing support for replacing embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) with Elon Musk. “The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress …” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit Thursday against a former aide who alleged he sexually harassed her in 2020. His legal filing came just days after she withdrew her own lawsuit against him. In the filing, Cuomo’s lawyers claimed Charlotte Bennett, a former executive assistant in his office, lied about him making
The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill. WASHINGTON—An agreement backed by President-elect Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week has been reached and a vote is set for the night of Dec. 19, The Epoch Times has learned. It is a pared-down 116-page funding bill,
The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill. WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Dec. 19 voted down an alternative plan to fund the government with just over 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 174–235 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. That included almost all Democrats and a slate of conservative
The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill. WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 19 voted down a pared-down, Trump-backed plan to fund the government with just more than 24 hours until a government shutdown begins. In a 235–174 vote, lawmakers rejected the proposal. The group voting against the bill included all but two
‘The thing about this show: There is no way not to step in poo,’ Goldberg says The View’s Whoopi Goldberg apologized on-air Thursday after suggesting Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and Elon Musk want to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump by tripping him downstairs. “Hey, you know who: stay away from the stairways,” Goldberg said to laughter.
The reason for the absence of a White House Christmas tree during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is unknown. Sources have various theories for why a Christmas tree was not displayed.