Republican lawmakers savage spending bill as Mike Johnson defends it: ‘We gotta get this done’
Conservative lawmakers speak out against a government spending measure released at the last minute ahead of a looming partial government shutdown deadline
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New mission for longtime Trump ally and friend Herschel Walker
President-elect Donald Trump has a new game plan for Herschel Walker, naming the former football star and Republican Senate candidate as ambassador to the Bahamas.
Sen. Warren pushes bill to make it easier to declare bankruptcy
Continuing a decades-long effort to change the nation’s bankruptcy system, Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to propose legislation on Wednesday aimed at making the process less costly and complicated for the hundreds of thousands of individuals who seek court-sanctioned relief from debt each year. “People typically file for bankruptcy for one of three reasons: a job
Montana judge temporarily blocks rules banning transgender people from changing sex on state documents
A state judge in Montana temporarily blocked a state rule that prevents transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses.
Trump Names Art Collector Nicole McGraw as US Ambassador to Croatia
President-elect Donald Trump said Nicole is a ‘philanthropist, businesswoman, and world renowned art collector.’ President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 17 that he has nominated Florida-based art collector Nicole McGraw to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Croatia. “Nicole is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and World renowned art collector,” Trump wrote in a statement posted
Key Trump ally comes out against massive emergency spending plan: ‘This bill should not pass’
Billionaire Elon Musk says he opposes the current draft of House Speaker Mike Johnson's 1,547-page spending bill.
Trump Taps Former Senate Candidate Herschel Walker for Ambassador to the Bahamas
Trump said Walker has ’spent decades serving as an ambassador to our nation’s youth.’ President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 17 that he has nominated former NFL player and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. In a statement on Truth Social, the incoming president said he believes