Washington — The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to keep the government funded on Wednesday, with a small group of Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the measure and sending lawmakers scrambling for a backup plan with less than two weeks until a possible government shutdown. The legislation, which would fund the government through March
A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th president’s emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal language. “Everyone here is making history,” Jason Carter, the former president’s
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing in Washington at 10 a.m. ET. on Sept. 18. The hearing, “Oversight of Homeland Security Investigations,” reviews for the first time Homeland Security Investigations’ broad mission to keep Americans safe by examining their efforts to inte… Original News Source Link – Epoch
‘This incident is the latest chapter in Harvard protecting antisemites,’ lawmakers tell president Alan Garber Protesters (harvardoop Instagram), Alan Garber (amacad.org) Harvard University is facing pressure from Reps. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.) and Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) to turn over internal documents on the school’s investigation—or lack thereof—into the October “die-in” protest that led to
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships. The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on
From credit cards to mortgages, how will the Fed’s actions impact consumer finances? News Analysis The winds of change are upon the U.S. economy as the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years, affecting everyone from Main Street to Wall Street. After the Fed launched its inflation-fighting
The timeline could stretch days after Election Day based on how each state regulates late mail-in ballots. Laws dictating how late mail-in ballots can be accepted differ from state to state. In some of the 2024 swing states, the timeline could stretch days after Election Day, Nov. 5, based on when ballots are accepted, processed,