Washington — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson of the gavel as lawmakers approved a $1.2 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown. Greene opposed the sweeping package, which encompassed six spending bills, and urged Johnson not
U.S. Capitol Police found the razor nearby, but not the suspected attacker. Three young women who work for Rep. Mike Carey, an Ohio Republican, made a late afternoon three-block trek to a coffee shop on Capitol Hill in September, the congressman told a House panel this week. A man lunged at them with a razor
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, considered a top prospect to serve as former President Donald Trump's running mate on the 2024 Republican presidential ticket, is planning an early August wedding
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said during an interview that tougher punishments, such as "jail time," are needed to deter U.S.-Mexico border crossings.
Former President Trump says he has nearly $500 million in cash, suggesting he technically could afford bond in the New York civil fraud case on Monday as required by a judge.
Washington — The House is set to vote on a massive spending package on Friday to fully fund the government through September as the clock runs out to avert a partial government shutdown. The $1.2 trillion package, which was unveiled less than 48 hours before the shutdown deadline, wraps six spending bills into one to
Washington — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the massive spending package that the Senate approved overnight, avoiding a partial shutdown of the government and ending a monthslong fight over spending that persisted six months into the fiscal year. The package fully funds the government through September 2024. The Senate approved the $1.2 trillion package,