Congress took a significant step toward averting an end-of-month partial government shutdown just weeks before Election Day. In a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a majority of Republicans voted for the measure – it …
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Tim Walz wouldn’t call for TikTok ban on government devices even though over 75% of other states did
by adminChina hawks are calling out Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for failing to impose a TikTok ban on government-issued devices in his state, particularly considering more than 75% of other …
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10 Dems vote with GOP to rebuke Biden officials over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
by adminTen Democrats voted with Republicans to rebuke Biden administration officials over their handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday. It passed 219 to 194, and among the Democrats who voted for the measure …
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Johnson demands Zelenskyy fire Ukraine’s ambassador to US amid fallout from Pennsylvania trip
by admin: House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States after she allegedly organized a U.S. taxpayer-funded visit to a battleground state ahead of the …
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Harris calls for eliminating filibuster to pass ‘Roe’ abortion bill into federal law
by adminVice President Kamala Harris said she backs eliminating the 60-vote filibuster requirement in order to reinstate Roe v. Wade, which would federalize abortion access nationwide, during a Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) interview Tuesday. The filibuster …
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White House Cabinet officials rally around Biden despite backlash over his wife taking control of meeting
by adminBiden Cabinet members praised the president for his ‘exceptionally effective’ leadership and believe he is still fit for office after he handed over the reins of a Cabinet meeting to his wife, Jill Biden, just …
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Johnson to sidestep GOP rebels on government funding, seek Dem support to avoid shutdown
by adminHouse GOP leaders are poised to skirt Republican opposition to their federal funding plan as they race the clock against a partial government shutdown. ‘We’ve got a lot of people that honestly think a government …
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken could be held in contempt of Congress after a key House committee advanced the penal measure on Tuesday. The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a contempt resolution against the top …
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer made an unfortunate gaffe during a speech at his party’s conference Tuesday when he mistakenly called for the return of ‘sausages,’ instead of hostages, held by Hamas in the …
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Senate unanimously passes bill bolstering presidential candidates’ Secret Service protection
by adminIn the weeks following the nearly back-to-back assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, the Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would boost Secret Service protection to major presidential candidates. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and …