An unprecedented pair of overtime conference games on Sunday sent the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl game on Feb. 3. In the National Football Conference […]
Rams, Patriots to meet in Super Bowl
Trump’s new offer on wall is rejected
The stalemate leading to the partial shutdown of the federal government continued on Saturday despite an offer by President Donald Trump to break the logjam. In a speech, the president offered to […]
Trump cancels Pelosi’s airplane journey
President Donald Trump informed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday that her planned trip to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan was called off, at least temporarily. “Due to the [government shutdown], […]
Pelosi urges delay on State of Union
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested Wednesday in a note to President Donald Trump that the State of the Union address be delayed or made in writing, rather than delivered personally […]
May’s “Brexit” plan is solidly rejected
In what could turn out to be a stunning reversal, the British House of Commons on Tuesday voted 432 to 202 to reject a government plan to withdraw – “Brexit” – from […]
Rep. King won’t serve on House panels
UPDATE: Rep. Steve King – accused of making racist remarks – will not serve on committees in the House of Representatives, minority leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Monday evening. King (R-Iowa) replied, […]
No wall deal, and maybe no fire relief
The heat was turned up on Wednesday over the tug-of-war between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats over a proposed $5 billion wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. A day after the president’s […]
Wall or fence? The standoff continues
The standoff over a proposed new border barrier and the partial government shutdown which created it continued on Monday. President Donald Trump will make a prime-time national television address on Tuesday at […]
U.S. employers added 312,000 new jobs
American employers added 312,000 new jobs in December, a sharp increase over the estimate of 180,000 originally projected. The news of the upbeat hiring report spurred a positive reaction on Wall Street, […]
Nancy Pelosi returns to Speaker post
Heralding a change in the political landscape in Washington, D.C., Nancy Pelosi again became the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday, making her the most powerful Democrat in the national […]
