The bipartisan bill ensures funding through March 2025. President Joe Biden signed legislation on Dec. 21 to avert a government shutdown just ahead of Christmas, concluding a week of political turmoil in Washington. The White House announced on the morning of Dec. 21 that Biden had signed into law the American Relief Act (H.R. 10545),
Ahmad al-Sharaa is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a Sunni Islamist faction currently designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government. President Joe Biden’s administration has retracted its $10 million counter-terror bounty against Ahmad al-Sharaa, an insurgent leader who played a key role in driving Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad from power in recent
Most businesses—big and small—are anticipating 2025 will be a good year for them as a businessman-at-heart retakes the White House. But a few express concerns. During the past four years, many businesses have been like Dana Dunmyer’s—in a holding pattern. Now Dunmyer, who froze hiring at his Ohio-based tech business since 2021, anticipates adding employees
The plan to bar school bans on transgender athletes was halted after public feedback and citing ongoing Title IX lawsuits. The Department of Education on Friday withdrew a proposed rule that would have stopped schools from banning transgender athletes from joining teams that match their gender identities. The decision to withdraw this rulemaking was submitted
Noting VOA’s Cold War mission to fight communism, she said she’d like a investigative unit dedicated to probing the CCP and Beijing’s transnational corruption. Kari Lake has described how she intends to reshape Voice of America (VOA), committing to unbiased, editorially independent coverage while reiterating her loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump. Trump tapped her earlier
The bill heads to Biden’s desk. It includes $110 billion in disaster aid, $30 billion in farm aid, and extends the farm bill for one year. WASHINGTON—Both chambers of Congress on Dec. 21 passed a last-minute funding package that would extend government funding to March 14, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. The legislation,
The bill eliminates two provisions that prevented public sector employees from receiving full Social Security benefits, which their unions strongly opposed. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Dec. 21 passed a bipartisan bill that will enable government employees, their survivors, and disabled persons to receive more money from the Social Security program, which will cost up to