U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated Tuesday that Congress is likely to provide billions of dollars in disaster…
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U.S. Senate hearing on Interior nominee postponed until Thursday
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Senator Mike Lee of Utah said that he has delayed the confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald…
Former President Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral
Washington To commemorate the life of former President Jimmy Carter, dignitaries and mourners assembled at the Washington National Cathedral on…
Democrats say U.S. Senate Republicans rushing confirmation of Interior nominee Burgum
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Democrats in the U.S. Senate expressed worry that Republicans had set up a hearing for one…
U.S. House Republicans seeking to settle debt limit alongside border, taxes
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated on Tuesday that he will use the reconciliation process to handle the…
Biden signs bill expanding Social Security benefits for retired teachers, public employees
WASHINGTON — By signing largely bipartisan legislation that Congress adopted late last year, President Joe Biden has increased the benefits…
Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
Joe Biden will ban oil and gas production off the entire East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico,…
In first speech as U.S. Senate majority leader, Thune pledges to protect filibuster
WASHINGTON — On Friday, Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate under the leadership of John Thune of South Dakota,…
Late President Jimmy Carter to lie in state at U.S. Capitol next week
Washington The Joint Task Force-National Capital Region announced Monday that former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral services will take place from…
Biden commutes nearly all federal death sentences
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences on Monday of 37 death row inmates, citing his conscience as a force behind…