Senate Republicans Poised to Block Border Deal Ahead of Key Vote

‘We have no real chance to make a law,’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. Senate Republicans are on track to halt a bipartisan border deal ahead of a key vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the inevitable on Feb. 6: The bipartisan border and immigration agreement is dead in the Senate.

Wall Street, China Analysts Assess Biden–Trump Rematch

With Donald Trump’s 2024 primaries sweep making a rematch with the incumbent President Joe Biden more inevitable in the November elections, Wall Street and China analysts are already assessing the former president’s potential return to the White House and charting their probable reactions. A few investors have started playing the odds to see who will

Newsom Sends 120 State Law Enforcement Officers to Oakland Amid Crime Surge

California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) on Tuesday said he is sending 120 state law enforcement officers to help manage Oakland’s surging crime problems, as the city’s top two progressive leaders face potential recalls over the crisis and state voter worries over crime ding the governor’s own approval ratings. “What’s happening in this beautiful city and

Top Biden Administration Official Refuses to Testify to Congress, Could Be Held in Contempt

A former White House official defied a subpoena. A top former government official has defied a subpoena from the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially setting up contempt proceedings. Andrew Slavitt, who served in 2021 as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, refused to appear on Jan. 31 pursuant to the subpoena, according to letters