Chicago — Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from rescinding more than $600 million in CDC public-health grants awarded to Illinois, California, Colorado and Minnesota. The four states filed litigation after HHS notified Congress that it would not disburse awarded funds. Plaintiffs allege the cuts...
Washington — The Senate failed Thursday to advance a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, leaving a partial government shutdown likely when funding lapses at midnight Saturday; the vote was 52–47 with Sen. John Fetterman the sole Democrat joining Republicans. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over Democratic demands for limits on...
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to terminate President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, approving a joint resolution 219-211 after six Republicans joined Democrats in a largely symbolic rebuke of the administration's trade policy. The measure, led by Rep. Gregory Meeks, now moves to the Senate but would still...
Washington. The Republican-controlled House on Feb. 11 approved the SAVE America Act, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register and valid photo identification to cast ballots in federal elections. The measure passed 218–213, with one Democrat joining Republicans, and now moves to the Senate, where passage is uncertain. Proponents...
El Paso, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace over El Paso and southern New Mexico on Tuesday, grounding all commercial, cargo and general aviation flights through Feb. 20. The FAA cited “special security reasons” without elaboration and designated the area as restricted national defense airspace. El Paso International Airport...
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday over the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein files that exposed sensitive victim information despite redaction efforts. Lawmakers questioned why the department released millions of additional disclosures after announcing in July it would halt further releases and...
Washington: Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur told a House subcommittee on Wednesday that the United States is expanding recent strategic engagement across South and Central Asia, calling India the anchor of South Asia and the western Indo-Pacific. He said a strong, independent India reduces the risk of a single hegemon, and...
Washington, a federal grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers after a Justice Department investigation sought charges over a November video that urged service members to refuse unlawful orders. The short clip included Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and Representatives Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio...
Washington — President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the visit and said the week would focus on energy and deregulation, including a Wednesday East Room event promoting coal....
Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump's decision to limit invitations to Republican governors for parts of next week's National Governors Association (NGA) gathering prompted Democratic governors to boycott a White House dinner and threatened to upend the bipartisan meeting. NGA chair Kevin Stitt informed peers that the White House planned to...
