Members of Congress have not seen a pay increase in 15 years. Members of the House Appropriations Committee voted on June 13 to extend a pay freeze for members of Congress as their constituents struggle with rising costs of living. The move came during the panel’s mark-up of the fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill for
Alameda County district attorney Pamela Price faces recall election Pamela Price (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Pamela Price, the Oakland area’s district attorney once backed by billionaire George Soros, allegedly called “the media and the Asians” her enemy and “fostered and encouraged a racist environment” in her office, according to a lawsuit from her former spokeswoman. She
‘The United States needs resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains,’ said President Biden. President Joe Biden directed the federal government to work on strengthening the U.S. supply chain on June 14 by signing an executive order, as he co-signed parallel joint commitments with the other leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) in the southern
Washington — During the first five weeks of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, his attorneys have peppered government witnesses with questions aimed at shifting the blame to the New Jersey Democrat’s wife, Nadine. Legal experts say Menendez’s strategy is not unique, but could backfire with jurors. “An empty-chair defense when a spouse is involved is somewhat
The independent presidential candidate vowed to cut military spending by 50 percent and reallocate that money to domestic programs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in “forever wars,” reiterated his view that the nation should scale back its military presence abroad and shift its focus to domestic programs, during an address
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York slammed Justice Sam Alito as an insurrectionist, amid an unfolding saga over the flying of a flag at his home in Virginia.
On one train, according to a video on social media, a man led a small group in chanting, ‘Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist.’ President Joe Biden has condemned recent acts of anti-Semitism in New York that have included anti-Israel activists targeting an exhibit in memory of those whom Hamas killed at a music