news2shortsSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “Hobson’s choice” and that the Republican bill is a “terrible option” but indicated he would vote yes on the funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.
We learned something on Capitol Hill this week. House Republicans can pass a government funding bill without Democratic assistance. Barely. 217-213. Republicans could only lose one vote. And that’s all they lost: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO WHERE WE STAND WITH A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The GOP bill even picked up one … Read more
Two Harvard researchers said in a lawsuit that the Trump administration removed their work from a public website because it referenced the LGBTQ community.
FIRST ON FOX: The White House has already started mapping out how to make good on its promise to slash federal spending in preparation for a six-month government funding bill to pass through Congress. Two people familiar with the conversations told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) … Read more
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Countries that received more deportation flights don’t see major changes and predict that the year will end with fewer deportees than previous years.
The early moves in the next White House race, at least among the Democrats, are getting underway. Pete Buttigieg on Thursday ruled out a run for an open Democrat-held Senate seat in his adopted home state of Michigan. And the announcement by the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, who served four years as transportation secretary in … Read more
Ruling by California judge applies to thousands of employees dismissed from six federal agencies A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers at federal agencies as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees. The ruling by the judge William H Alsup in … Read more
President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia was excluded from high-level talks on ending the war after the Kremlin said it didn’t want him there, a U.S. administration official and a Russian official tell NBC News.
Authorities discover malnourished man, who says he has been held captive since age 11, during a house fire A Connecticut woman has been accused of holding her stepson captive for approximately 20 years after authorities discovered him – now 32 years old, 5ft 9in and weighing just 68lbs – during a house fire last month. … Read more
