‘We loathe [continuing resolutions] as much as anyone,’ the House speaker said. ‘But this is the situation that the Senate Democrat leadership put us in.’ WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed on Sept. 24 that Republicans wouldn’t take up an omnibus funding bill later this year. “We have broken the Christmas omni,” Johnson said during
An appeals court backed a lower court ruling. A Pennsylvania county must inform voters if their mail-in ballots have been counted or rejected, a state appeals court ruled on Sept. 24. In a 2–1 ruling, Commonwealth Court judges said that a Washington County judge did not err when he decided in August that the county’s
Oran Routh has been charged with receiving and possessing child pornography. The son of a man arrested for allegedly trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump has been taken into custody and charged with possessing child sex images, according to court documents. Oran Alexander Routh of North Carolina was arrested on Sept. 24, a day
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has ended efforts to change the state’s electoral vote system, citing lack of legislative support. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has announced that he will not call a special legislative session to shift the state to a winner-take-all electoral vote system, halting efforts to overhaul the way Nebraska allocates its electoral votes
He was subpoenaed to testify at a hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal but didn’t appear due to U.N engagements, though he said he’s willing to testify. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will formally initiate contempt-of-Congress proceedings against Secretary of State Antony Blinken for failing to comply with its subpoena to appear for a Sept. 24
The Chinese Communist Party is ‘using every means to infiltrate our institutions and really disrupt our way of life,’ Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) said. WASHINGTON—Communist China has gained “back-door access” to U.S. technologies through partnerships between academic research institutions over the past decade, with millions of dollars in U.S. funding indirectly going to advance Chinese
The credit card giant is accused of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Justice Department sued Visa for allegedly stifling competition in the market for debit card payments. A complaint filed in the Southern District of New York on Sept. 24 alleged that the credit card giant violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman