Full interview: Sen. JD Vance Full interview: GOP vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance 11:34 Washington — Sen. JD Vance will resign from his Senate seat Thursday at midnight as he prepares to become vice president later this month. Vance, who served two years of his six-year Senate term, informed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine of
Washington — President Biden announced Thursday that, for the next six months, the federal government will pay for 100% of the disaster response costs from the wildfires destroying neighborhoods across the greater Los Angeles area. Speaking from the White House during a briefing on the fires, the president said federal funding will cover things like removing debris,
Capitol police on threats towards lawmakers Massive spike in violent threats made against lawmakers, Capitol police say 04:06 Washington — A man arrested with a machete and other knives on Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol Visitor Center told Capitol Police he was homeless, according to charging documents. The charging documents identified the man as Mel
Carter’s is the fifth official national funeral service for a president that has been held in the National Cathedral, following Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, the Very Rev. Randolph Hollerith, the dean of the National Cathedral, told reporters Wednesday. But “every funeral itself, whether it’s presidential or otherwise, is completely
Washington — The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill known as the Laken Riley Act that is aimed at expanding the federal government’s mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally. In a 84 to 9 vote, the Senate voted to advance the legislation, with 31 Democrats joining all voting Republicans to clear
Washington — The Senate appears poised to advance a bill that would expand the federal government’s mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally, with Republicans putting the issue front and center in the new Congress. The bill marks the first policy legislation of the new Congress, and the House approved it in a
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Friday morning on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S. in the coming days. The law is set to take effect on Jan. 19, nine months after it swiftly passed Congress with bipartisan support