One day before a new Congress is set to convene, talks to end the partial shutdown of the federal government aren’t showing many signs of progress. Congressional leaders from both parties met […]
Talks on budget stalemate didn’t help
Warren moves toward White House bid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Monday became the first big name candidate to begin a bid for the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination. Her announcement that she was forming an “exploratory committee” […]
Pay hike for federal workers cancelled
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order freezing pay for federal employees through 2019, knocking out a 2.1 percent increase set to take effect next week. The president cited budget concerns […]
Election result disputes are continuing
The Nov. 6 election is over, sort of, but the bitterness isn’t. Two incidents on Friday underlined that point. In North Carolina, the state board of elections dissolved itself without certifying the […]
No end in sight for U.S. govt. shutdown
President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats continued to spar on Thursday over the partial government shutdown that is continuing with no end in sight. On Wednesday the president told reporters he would […]
U.S. stocks make an historic rally
Reversing a trend that threatened to push the stock market into the red for 2018, the Dow Jones Average posted its biggest gain ever on Wednesday, jumping up by 1,086 points, an […]
11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue
UPDATE: The number of persons reported killed in the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been increased to 11 people, according to multiple news sources. ––––––––––– At least eight people are dead […]
Kavanaugh wins confirmation to court
Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the post of associate justice on the Supreme Court by the U.S. Senate on Saturday. Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s second appointment to the high court, was approved […]
Senate panel backs Kavanaugh, but ….
On a party-line vote, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Friday to send the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate. All 11 Republicans voted in favor […]
Cosby sentenced to 3-to-10 in prison
Bill Cosby, one of the most prominent comedians and actors of the last century, was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman […]
