The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 217-213 to approve a stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies running for the next six months, staving off a partial government shutdown while cutting overall spending by around $7 billion. The vote was mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), voting for the
Nearly 70 percent of voters in battleground districts see congressional Democrats as out of touch, prioritizing political correctness over real issues, according to a poll released Tuesday. Only 39 percent of voters believe Democrats have the right priorities, while 69 percent say Democrats are “too focused on being politically correct,” a poll by the Democratic
What happened: Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci won a prestigious journalism award this week for his iconic shot of President Donald Trump moments after he was nearly assassinated during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The unforgettable image, featuring Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents, his fist raised in defiance under a crane-mounted American
The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s unclear if the bill has 60 votes to overcome a procedural hurdle. WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed a bill on March 11 to fund the government through Sept. 30. The measure, known as a continuing resolution, passed in a near party-line vote of 217-213. Rep. Thomas
Washington — The House narrowly approved a stopgap measure Tuesday to keep the government funded through September, with Speaker Mike Johnson managing to largely keep his GOP conference united and pass the measure days ahead of a possible government shutdown. The House passed the bill in a 217 to 213 vote, with one Republican opposing
Trump defamation lawsuit over awards to WaPo and NYT poised to move forward President Donald Trump calls on reporters during a press conference (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A Florida judge sided with President Donald Trump this week in his defamation lawsuit against members of the Pulitzer Prize Board, who sought to delay the lawsuit until Trump
Catherine Rampell will cohost new weekend show on liberal network alongside Hamas apologist Ayman Mohyeldin MSNBC hired another partisan journalist on Tuesday. Catherine Rampell, the Washington Post columnist best known for praising former second gentleman and home-wrecking nanny handler Doug Emhoff as a “modern-day sex symbol,” will soon cohost a new weekend show on the