Washington — The House approved the final legislation needed to fund the government through September on Thursday, sending a package of bills to the Senate as lawmakers face a deadline to avoid a partial shutdown next week. In a 341 to 88 vote, 149 Democrats and 192 Republicans voted in favor of a three-bill package
Washington — The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid a partial shutdown nears. After weeks of working through funding measures following the longest shutdown in history last year, House and Senate appropriators released the text of the final four bills earlier this week. The
Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, writes in his upcoming memoir, “Where We Keep the Light,” that he was asked during the vetting process to be Kamala Harris’ running mate if he had ever been an agent for the Israeli government. He says the questions felt offensive and questioned his loyalty to the country,
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, heaped praise on Smith in his opening remarks, thanking him for appearing before the committee and for his work, despite intense criticism from the GOP and the president. “Mr. Smith, thank you for appearing before the American people. I’m glad that the committee has finally granted
The Office of Management and Budget, directed by Russell Vought, has ordered nearly all federal agencies to compile a detailed report of how much funding each one provides to a list of blue states, according to documents reviewed by CBS News. The Jan. 20 memo does not explain why the Trump administration wants the information
President Trump sued JPMorgan Chase Bank and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion in Florida, Thursday, alleging that the bank had closed his accounts in 2021 “as a result of political and social motivations.” The suit, filed in Florida state court in Miami-Dade County, claims that Mr. Trump and his hospitality companies “suffered considerable
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has made the first steps in a Minnesota gubernatorial campaign, a source close to the senator tells WCCO. Klobuchar on Thursday filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. She’s expected to announce her plans in the coming days. The move comes weeks after fellow Democrat Tim Walz’s decision to