Lawmakers must pass the package by 11:59 p.m. on Friday to avert a partial government shutdown. Following a last-minute controversy around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) congressional leaders in the early hours of March 21 unveiled a massive package to fund large portions of the government ahead of a Friday deadline to
A White House spokesperson mocked the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Wednesday, saying the Republicans need to "call it a day" on the "dead impeachment."
The Biden administration on Thursday said it is forgiving almost $6 billion in student debt for 77,700 borrowers, with those recipients scheduled to receive an email from President Joe Biden alerting them about their debt cancellation. The people who qualify for the latest round of student loan forgiveness are public service employees, such as teachers,
Democrats have been increasingly critical of Netanyahu and the Israeli government for its ongoing war against Hamas and the resulting death toll. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has reportedly denied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to address the Senate Democratic Caucus and update them on the progress of the war against Hamas. A
‘That would bring immediate relief to so many people who are suffering in Gaza–the children, the women, the men.’ The United States had submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza in return for the release of hostages held by Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has
Standing next to the roaring fireplace in the lobby off the House floor, GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska paused and then said of the effort to pass Ukraine funding in the House, “I think we’re playing a pretty good game of chess here.” But it’s unclear who makes the next move. Bacon and
The chief diversity officer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, LaVar Charleston, who also teaches at the university’s school of education, has a decades-long track record of research misconduct, according to a complaint filed with the university on Wednesday and a Washington Free Beacon analysis. That misconduct includes presenting old studies as new research, which he