Washington — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Republicans on Wednesday that they do not have the votes to approve a House-passed stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with a fast-approaching Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown. “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort. But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting
Washington — Less than two months since President Trump’s inauguration, the Republican-led Senate has confirmed nearly every one of his Cabinet nominees. A vote has yet to be scheduled for the final nominee — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who is poised to become the ambassador to the United Nations. House Republicans, who
Incoming Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says he’s ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump under the right circumstances and acknowledged the various concerns cited by the president for implementing tariffs on Canada in recent days. Carney made the comments during a stop at a steel factory in Hamilton, Ont., on March 12, the
Businesses in border areas in California and Texas must report cash transactions of more than $200. The Trump administration is tightening financial rules at the U.S.–Mexico border in a bid to disrupt cartel money laundering, imposing new cash transaction reporting requirements on businesses operating in key border areas. Under a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) issued
Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) is calling on fellow Democrats to “hit the streets” to “influence the courts” in the party’s fight against President Donald Trump. “We can fight back against Trump and co-president Elon Musk. We can influence the courts,” Waters wrote Wednesday on X. “How do we do that? We hit the streets
Coal industry had warned that Biden-era rules would raise electricity prices (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) The EPA will announce Wednesday that it is reconsidering federal regulations the Biden administration put forward as part of its crackdown on coal-fired power plants, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. The announcement tees up a likely overhaul of the rules. The
Medicaid is on course to pay more than $1 trillion in improper payments over the coming 10 years, warned an expert. Multiple federal agencies wasted $162 billion in government funds by making improper payments during fiscal year 2024, with the Medicare program at the top, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability