House GOP unveils new funding bill to avoid shutdown, suspend debt ceiling

Washington — House Republicans are moving forward with a new plan to keep the government funded through the spring, hinting at a possible resolution to avoid a shutdown before Friday’s deadline with a vote expected as soon as Thursday evening. The House descended into chaos Wednesday when a GOP revolt spurred by President-elect Donald Trump

Eric Adams’s Former Chief Adviser Charged with Bribery, Money Laundering, and Conspiracy

New York City mayor Eric Adams’s former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted Thursday on charges of conspiracy, bribery, and money laundering. Lewis-Martin is accused of giving special treatment to two real estate developers when their construction project faced government roadblocks. The developers rewarded Lewis-Martin for her assistance by gifting her and her son over

Manchin predicts Senate will go along with House on shutdown negotiations

Sen. Joe Manchin, who’s leaving office next month, is predicting there won’t be a government shutdown, despite the uncertainty over a bill in the day before the deadline. He says whatever agreement House Republicans reach to fund the government, the Senate will “swallow hard,” support it and go home for the holidays.  However, he doesn’t

IRS whistleblowers jab at Hunter Biden pardon in lawsuit filing against his lawyer

Two IRS whistleblowers who raised concerns about the investigation into Hunter Biden lampooned his presidential pardon while hitting back at an attorney who they say defamed them. “Plaintiffs seek no pardon because they committed no crimes. They merely seek to restore their reputations,” wrote lawyers for IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler. The duo

Group Led by Ex-CCP Officials Is Quietly Funding US Govt Climate Research, Filings Show

An environmental nonprofit led by former Chinese Communist Party officials is funding federal climate research in the United States, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis of tax filings and government documents. The development raises questions about the extent to which China is influencing research and policymaking at the highest levels of the United States