Washington — The Senate on Wednesday advanced a stopgap measure to keep federal agencies operating ahead of Friday’s deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, after Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday announced he asked Democratic leaders to drop a permitting reform measure that initially complicated its passage. The Senate voted …
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A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday. The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent …
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Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is weighing whether to release the search warrant and inventory of material seized at Mar-a-Lago before a federal judge rules on the matter, according to a Florida-based attorney for Trump, Lindsey Halligan. Earlier Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department had …
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The Federal Reserve took an aggressive step on Wednesday to combat soaring inflation with the announcement of another larger than usual, three-quarters of a percentage point interest rate hike. The increase comes as central banking officials face a tough balancing act: bringing down rising prices amid growing concerns of an …
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The Army is forecasted to fall short of its recruiting and retention goals over the next two years by tens of thousands of troops, top Army leaders warned in a memo released Wednesday. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and chief of staff of the Army Gen. James McConville wrote the Army …
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A man with a fake badge, BB gun, body armor, high-capacity magazines and other ammunition was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Friday morning. U.S. Capitol Police officers found the man, identified by police as 53-year-old Jerome Felipe of Flint, Mich., just before 5 a.m. Friday. A U.S. Capitol patrol officer …
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The number of active shooter incidents in the U.S. rose by 52.5% from 2020 to 2021, and over four years, from 2017 to 2021, there was a 96.8% increase, the FBI said in a report published Monday. The bureau noted that the data over those four years shows “an upward …
Read More »Washington — A Michigan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s near-century old ban on abortions should the Supreme Court overrule its landmark decision that established the right to an abortion nationwide. In a 27-page order in a case brought by Planned Parenthood of Michigan and an abortion …
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously on Thursday to ban future GOP presidential nominees from participating in debates put on by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the nonpartisan body that has organized general election debates since 1988. “The Commission on Presidential Debates is biased and has refused to …
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“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Jake Sullivan – White House National Security Adviser Oksana Markarova – Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Scott Gottlieb – Former FDA Commissioner Jeh Johnson – Former Homeland Security Secretary Lorretta Mester – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President How to watch “Face the Nation” …
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