President Biden on Wednesday told reporters that he intends to visit the southern border while he's in Mexico next week. The president said that arrangements to visit the border are being worked out but that the visit could take place before going to Mexico City for the North American Leaders’ summit. The summit with Mexican...
Republican Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should consider stepping out of the Speakership election after four consecutive House votes were called without a winner. “Well, I’ve had a number of conversations with Kevin and I just basically told him that at some point this needs to break loose. He either needs to...
You don’t have to pay especially close attention to the news these days to observe that few social issues loom larger than crime. And you are entitled to be confused about what you hear. Some media reports lament that crime has spiked out of control throughout the country, while others purport that it remains at...
The Buffalo Bills said safety Damar Hamlin has shown “signs of improvement” as he continues to recover from a cardiac arrest episode during his team’s Monday Night Football contest against the Cincinnati Bengals. “Damar remains in the ICU in critical condition with signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight,” the team wrote in a tweet...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) on Tuesday in her first official act as governor moved to strengthen worker protections for LGBTQ state employees and contractors, signing an executive order that expressly prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “Today marks a new era in Arizona, where my Administration will work to build...
The Biden administration on Wednesday introduced its first-ever strategy on global women’s economic security, an effort to boost women's participation in the workforce across the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who helped announce the strategy at the State Department, said the administration’s effort is aimed at breaking down barriers that stand in the way...
Daunting workforce deficiencies threaten to short-circuit the new era before it begins.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday said former President Trump should tell Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that he should withdraw from the Speakership race, hours after the ex-president called on all Republicans to support McCarthy for the top spot in the chamber. Boebert, a staunch supporter of Trump, made the comment while nominating Rep. Byron...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said in a statement to Fox News that former President Trump's support of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker did not change his decision to back someone other than McCarthy. "Sad!" Gaetz said in a statement to Fox. "This changes neither my view of McCarthy, nor Trump, nor my...
Twenty-one Republicans opted against supporting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on day two of the Speaker’s race, denying him the gavel on the fourth ballot. McCarthy received 201 votes on Wednesday’s fourth ballot, short of the simple majority he needed to win the gavel. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) received 212 votes. Twenty Republicans voted...
President Biden on Wednesday made an appeal to the value of bipartisanship during a trip to Kentucky, providing a stark split-screen moment with the chaos unfolding in the House back in Washington, D.C. Biden delivered remarks in the shadow of the Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Kentucky and Ohio over the Ohio River, to tout...
The group of House Republicans who have refused to back Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) Speaker bid on Wednesday switched their votes to Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.), a second-term congressman and one of two Black Republicans currently in the chamber. The 20 GOP members voted for Donalds in the fourth round of Speaker voting, which saw...
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Wednesday the GOP opponents to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) becoming Speaker appear to be “growing their vote.” The House failed to choose a Speaker on the first day of its new session on Tuesday, reaching a stalemate on three straight ballots before adjourning until noon on Wednesday. McCarthy...
Former President Trump on Wednesday said House lawmakers opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speakership bid are playing a “dangerous game” and urged Republicans to "get this thing over with" as the Speaker elections run into multiple rounds of voting. "I think it is a dangerous game, and, frankly, if they are not happy with him,...
The FBI on Wednesday announced it has increased the award for anyone who can provide information that leads to an arrest in the investigation of the placement of pipe bombs at both the Democratic and Republican party national headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. The bureau is now offering $500,000 dollars for relevant information on the...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has begun talks with Democrats about a deal to support a “consensus candidate” for Speaker or hold out from voting to ensure he needs to reach a lower threshold to lead the chamber, according to Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.). Bacon told CNN on Wednesday morning that McCarthy was in “preliminary talks”...
The U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase reached a $100 million settlement with New York regulators to resolve an investigation that found the company was "vulnerable to serious criminal conduct," according to a press release published Wednesday. New York Superintendent of Financial Services Adrienne A. Harris announced in the press release that Coinbase will pay a $50...
There are still more than 7.1 million Americans, particularly those in rural communities, who do not have easy access.
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Story at a glance Just 37 percent of U.S. workers feel their salary has kept up with soaring inflation, according to a recent survey, while 41 percent believe they’re currently being underpaid. Inflation spikes throughout 2022 prompted some workers to call for inflation-adjusted salaries, though few companies took heed. The Federal Reserve did slow its...
A federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of a teacher who brought a "Make America Great Again" hat to teacher trainings, determining it was protected under the First Amendment. The three-judge panel ruled that a Vancouver, Wash., public school principal did not have a legitimate administrative interest in preventing Eric Dodge, a sixth grade...
Democratic leaders said Wednesday that Republicans are on their own amid the conservative revolt that's prevented Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — or anyone else — from becoming the next Speaker in the new Congress. Heading into this week's Speaker vote, some lawmakers had floated the notion of finding a "unity" candidate who could win bipartisan...
The House reconvened on Wednesday at noon to continue the process to choose a new Speaker after it was unable to elect one during the first day of its new session. Tuesday was the first time in a century that the House failed to elect a Speaker on the first ballot. House GOP Leader Kevin...
Michael Moore says House Republicans should win an “Emmy for Best Comedy” for the “chaos” surrounding the Speaker vote. “Honest to God, folks, I have not seen anything on TV this funny since maybe a couple of years ago, that Bo Burnham special on Netflix,” the “Fahrenheit 9/11” director said Wednesday on his “Rumble” podcast. “Send...
A historic stalemate over choosing a new Speaker has left the House GOP divided and the chamber unorganized and in chaos. After three votes on Tuesday in which Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed to win a majority and those opposed to his Speakership showed no signs of standing down, the question of how the fight...
