Serving in the U.S. House of Representatives comes with a six-figure salary, along with perks including paid travel and housing costs. While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn’t sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that
Missouri officials said the federal government is illegally interfering in the state’s elections. A federal judge on Nov. 4 rejected a bid by Missouri officials to block U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) poll monitors. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk turned down a motion for a temporary restraining order. “On expedited consideration of the parties’
Voters in 10 U.S. states will decide on major abortion provisions today. Here's how it could impact their vote.
The U.S. president hasn’t been given a raise in more than 20 years. That means Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will earn the same salary as their predecessor: $400,000 a year, as specified in Title 3 of the U.S. Code, paid monthly. The president also gets an additional $50,000 for expenses (non-taxable), a $100,000 travel
Nogales, Mexico — Migrants from all corners of the globe, from Latin America to far-flung countries in Africa and Asia, come to a shelter in this northern Mexican city hoping to enter the U.S. and escape economic hardship and, in some cases, deadly danger. “They tried to kill us,” said Rosa Benalcazar, a migrant staying
The candidate who gets to 270 electoral votes is the one who wins the presidency, and the fate of Harris and Trump is likely to hinge on the outcomes in the seven battleground states: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and North Carolina. Here are some of the ways Harris may reach 270 that seem
Under this mandate, Trump and Harris may find themselves forming rival administrations for weeks. The 2024 presidential election will see the first application of a 2022 amendment to the laws governing the transfer of power between administrations. There are 77 days between the Nov. 5 election and the Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration of the next