Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he'd encourage King Charles to return the controversial 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during if the two happen to speak at a 9/11 memorial event in New York City.
The announcement comes as committee Democrats had just announced a resolution to hold the ousted attorney general in contempt of Congress.
The House floor has been frozen for more than an hour now as GOP hard-liners dig in against a procedural vote to move ahead with consideration of extending a government surveillance law, a farm bill and a budget blueprint for a party-line immigration bill. GOP leaders have been seen huddling with holdouts on the House
Republican leaders overcame opposition that had threatened approval for a key spy law, DHS funding and the farm bill.
House Republicans cleared a key procedural vote on a three-year FISA Section 702 extension after adding a permanent ban on central bank digital currencies to a procedural measure.
Washington — A powerful surveillance authority that the U.S. government uses to spy on foreigners cleared a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday, resolving a stalemate in the House that threatened to derail its renewal before it expires this week. The controversial spy tool, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set
House Republican leaders on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle when they corralled members into adopting a rule to tee up consideration of three major pieces of legislation: The farm bill, reauthorization of foreign spy powers and a budget blueprint to fund immigration enforcement. The House voted 216-210 along party lines to adopt the rule. Adoption…