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DeSantis campaign rakes in $8.2 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential launch
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — What started as a rocky presidential campaign launch marred with technical issues ended with a massive roll-in of cash for the first 24 hours of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential [Read More…]
Former Oath Keeper sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former leading member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group was sentenced Friday to eight years and six months in prison for her role in the Jan. 6 attack on [Read More…]
Debt ceiling drama hurting American families: ‘We’re being treated like numbers’
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gridlock in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to disrupt payments to millions of Americans who rely on government benefits each month. Seniors, veterans and Americans [Read More…]
All 123 US federal prisons need ‘maintenance’: Inspector general
Office of the Inspector General/Dept. of Justice (WASHINGTON) — The 123 federal prisons in the United States need roughly $2 billion worth of “maintenance” and most are “aging and deteriorating,” according to a DOJ inspector [Read More…]
Supreme Court cuts EPA’s Clean Water Act protection for wetlands
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday significantly rolled back federal safeguards for wetlands under the Clean Water Act, siding with Idaho property owners in a decision that curbs [Read More…]
Debt ceiling negotiators ‘making progress,’ Biden says even as deal remains elusive
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seeking to strike a reassuring tone despite days of negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday afternoon that he’s had several “productive conversations” with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and their teams [Read More…]
McCarthy says ‘every hour matters’ on debt ceiling as lawmakers set to leave town
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just seven days until potential default, House members are heading home for Memorial Day recess — without a debt ceiling deal in sight. “Every hour matters,” House Speaker Kevin [Read More…]
Supreme Court sides with 94-year-old woman who accused government of stealing her home equity
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, but no more.” With those words, Chief Justice John Roberts and a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a [Read More…]
DeSantis to have presidential campaign kickoff event in Iowa
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to forgo a traditional presidential campaign launch and will instead hold his “campaign kickoff” event next week in the key state of Iowa, according [Read More…]
Twitter glitches delay Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement with Elon Musk
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ novel way to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign — via a live Twitter event featuring one of the world’s most famous businessmen — was hamstrung on [Read More…]
Biden to pick history-making general as next head of Joint Chiefs
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gen. “CQ” Brown, the current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, [Read More…]
Where Trump and DeSantis stand on 5 financial issues, including taxes and Social Security
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are headed toward a clash in the 2024 GOP primary race and are already foreshadowing an intense conflict of personalities. Their stances [Read More…]
Debt ceiling timeline: When are Medicaid, Social Security and other payments in jeopardy
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — Unless Washington reaches a deal on the debt ceiling, government payments millions of Americans rely on each month could be in jeopardy in little more than a [Read More…]
McCarthy sends GOP negotiators to White House 8 days before potential default
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert potential financial catastrophe as soon as June [Read More…]
Biden calls for end of gun violence ‘epidemic’ a year after Uvalde shooting
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, marking one year since the Uvalde school shooting, on Wednesday called on Republicans in Congress to act to end the “epidemic” of gun violence [Read More…]
History-making general expected to be picked as next head of Joint Chiefs
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gen. “CQ” Brown, current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, [Read More…]
Chief Justice John Roberts defends Supreme Court’s ‘highest standards of conduct,’ offers no new rules
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his first televised public remarks since the pandemic, Chief Justice John Roberts defended the integrity of the Supreme Court in the face of slumping public approval and growing political [Read More…]
McCarthy sends GOP negotiators to White House eight days before potential default
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert a potential financial catastrophe as soon [Read More…]
Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid tests whether he’ll be Trump’s biggest 2024 challenge so far
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary race on Wednesday — setting the stage for a long awaited and potentially volatile contest between the Florida governor, [Read More…]
White House says McCarthy ‘beholden’ to far-right Republicans on debt limit, source says
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is painting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as talking out of both sides of his mouth amid the debt ceiling standoff, criticizing him for being “beholden” [Read More…]