Washington — A major tax package that would bolster the popular Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday in the face of widespread Republican opposition, despite clearing the House by wide bipartisan margins earlier this year. Known as the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in Russia including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a senior administration official confirms. The swap would be part of an
Harris plans to announce VP pick as focus shifts to battleground states Harris plans to announce VP pick as focus shifts to battleground states 02:52 Starting on Thursday morning, delegates in the Democratic Party will vote virtually to select their new nominee, formally elevating Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket for November.
Parents should’t have to pay a fee to sit next to their children when flying, according to the White House, which is moving to ban airlines from charging families extra to be seated together. Under a rule proposed Thursday by the Department of Transportation, airlines would be required to seat parents and kids 13 and
Sasabe, Arizona — Unlawful crossings by migrants along the U.S. southern border dropped for the fifth consecutive month in July, plunging to the lowest level since the fall of 2020, internal government figures obtained by CBS News show. U.S. Border Patrol agents made fewer than 60,000 migrant apprehensions between official points of entry along the
During the Democratic primary, nearly 1 million voters cast their ballots for a version of “uncommitted” to voice their discontent with President Biden’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza. With Mr. Biden now out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris set to be formally nominated in the coming days, the 30 Democratic delegates
Inside the Harris campaign’s fundraising haul Diving into the Harris campaign’s historic fundraising haul 04:25 The Democratic Party will begin the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, kicking off a virtual roll call that will cement her status as the party’s standard-bearer heading into November. The Democratic National Committee