Washington — The Senate followed the House in passing a temporary extension of government funding on Thursday, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk after a bipartisan vote that once again averts a government shutdown. The Senate voted 77 to 13 to approve the short-term extension that funds some government agencies for another week, through
Biden, Trump make dueling visits to southern border – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden was in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, where he asked former President Donald Trump to join him in pressing House Republicans to pass the Senate’s bipartisan border security bill. Trump, meanwhile, was in Eagle Pass, where took a much different
The judge issued a new order to clarify the duration of a stay she ordered in her original decision. Former President Donald Trump will remain on the Illinois primary ballot pending an appeal after a judge issued a new order on Thursday clarifying the duration of a stay on her earlier decision to disqualify him.
No Labels has announced that it will meet on March 8 to decide whether to continue its efforts in the 2024 presidential election. The centrist organization, which is seeking alternatives to the two-party system on a “unity ticket,” told New York magazine that from the start, group leaders had planned to “regroup shortly after Super
Despite losing every primary contest so far, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed to stay on through Super Tuesday on March 5. News Analysis Despite suffering a humiliating loss in her home state of South Carolina on Feb. 24 and another in Michigan on Feb. 27, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed to
An Idaho company chosen for an $850 million Biden administration loan is defending its decision to enlist its co-owner, a Chinese battery company, to help build a taxpayer-funded battery production facility in Arizona. KORE Power issued a lengthy press release blasting the Washington Free Beacon for reporting that KORE’s co-owner—a Chinese battery company run by
In a speech in Texas, president invites his predecessor to collaborate on passing the border security measure. BROWNSVILLE, Texas—President Joe Biden visited the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 29, where he viewed the border and met with Border Patrol agents and law enforcement. His visit came amid rising public disapproval of his immigration and border policies,