Washington — House Republicans went back to the drawing board Friday morning to try and chart a path forward to avoid a government shutdown and approve new spending, with Speaker Mike Johnson bruised by a failed vote on Thursday night. The GOP majority tried and failed to fast-track a measure that would keep the government
Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared two procedural hurdles in the U.S. Senate this week, and is now headed toward possible passage on Friday, with the clock ticking and only days left in the current session of Congress. Senators on Wednesday voted 73-27 to approve a motion to move forward
House Republicans tried and failed Thursday evening to fast-track a measure to keep the government funded through a maneuver that required a two-thirds majority, pushing the government closer to a shutdown at midnight Saturday. Dozens of Republicans voted against the measure, while only two Democrats voted in favor. The final tally was 174 in favor,
Washington — The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The Education Department’s announcement Friday targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement officials and others who’ve reached eligibility through the program, which promises to erase loans after 10 years of work
Washington — The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The Education Department’s announcement Friday targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement officials and others who’ve reached eligibility through the program, which promises to erase loans after 10 years of work
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election set in motion a race against time by President Biden to safeguard his environmental legacy in his remaining days as president. But his administration’s stepped-up pace of climate-related announcements will likely mean little once Trump is inaugurated and the Republican-led Congress is seated in January. Mr. Biden’s most
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, on Friday arrived in Damascus, Syria, for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and