Another federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail mail-in voting. On Monday, Judge Carl J. Nichols – who had been appointed by Trump – ruled that Trump’s executive order […]
A prison sentence of 22 years – so far the longest one handed down in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists – was imposed […]
Hurricane season is in full force. On the heels of Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian is lashing Cuba with gale force winds that have knocked out electrical power to the entire nation. At […]
The U.S. Senate, divided on party lines, gave President Joe Biden a victory Sunday for his domestic agenda by passing his proposed “Inflation Reduction Act.” With the two parties evenly divided and […]
A bipartisan gun control law might be possible in the wake of the shooting death of 19 children and two teachers in Texas. USA Today reports that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell […]
In a sharp rebuke to his party’s leadership, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) disavowed the censure of fellow Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and contradicted the characterization of the Jan. […]
In a rare case of bipartisan cooperation, more than a dozen Republicans joined all Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Thursday to allow a decision on raising the federal debt ceiling on […]
UPDATE: The U.S. Senate passed the temporary debt ceiling late Thursday night, ending – for a while – the prospect of the federal government running out of money to pay its bills. […]
If you were unable to connect to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp today, you had plenty of company: hundreds of millions of people. The popular social media operation, which includes a majority of […]
A shutdown of the federal government was averted Thursday evening when President Joe Biden signed a resolution passed by Congress that will keep the money flowing through the end of 2021. According […]
