As time runs short on the nation’s ability to pay its bills and the threat of the first-ever default looms, President Joe Biden says invoking the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling has been raised as an idea. “I have been considering the 14th Amendment,” said Mr. Biden on …
Read More »John Fetterman hospitalized after “feeling lightheaded” during Senate retreat, but did not suffer another stroke, his office says
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was hospitalized Wednesday after “feeling lightheaded” while on a Senate Democratic retreat in Washington D.C., his office announced. He remained hospitalized Thursday, but his office said an MRI and other tests had ruled out a new stroke. Fetterman was driven by his staff to George …
Read More »Bill Clinton returns to White House to mark 30th anniversary of Family and Medical Leave Act
Washington — President Biden played host to former President Bill Clinton to mark the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the first piece of legislation that the 42nd president signed into law after taking office in 1993. In an event Thursday at the White House, Mr. Biden …
Read More »Yellen warns Congress U.S. is projected to hit debt limit on Jan. 19
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders on Friday that the United States is expected to hit the debt limit on Jan. 19 and urged them to raise the debt limit as soon as possible. She said the Treasury Department will start taking necessary steps to keep paying the country’s …
Read More »How Republicans have reacted so far to Trump’s dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes
Some Republicans have condemned former President Donald Trump’s recent dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West, while other GOP lawmakers have remained silent. After last Tuesday’s dinner was reported in the media on Friday, Trump said that he didn’t know who Fuentes was, nor that West would …
Read More »University of Florida Board of Trustees selects Ben Sasse to lead school
The University of Florida Board of Trustees has voted to select GOP Sen. Ben Sasse to be the university’s next president, the institution announced Tuesday afternoon. Sasse, who has already indicated he would move forward with the role, would have to quit his term four years early if he accepts …
Read More »“Fat Leonard” Navy corruption scandal mastermind Leonard Glenn Francis left ankle monitor in water cooler before escape
Investigators have few leads into the disappearance of military contractor Leonard Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” who pleaded guilty to corruption and was days away from being sentenced when he cut off his home GPS ankle monitoring bracelet and fled. On Sunday, U.S. Marshals received a call reporting a problem …
Read More »Federal judge orders Lindsey Graham to testify to Georgia grand jury, but limits scope of questioning
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina must appear before a grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s actions following his 2020 election loss, but he cannot face questioning “about investigatory fact-finding” he conducted in phone calls made to state elections officials, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled …
Read More »Trump calls for special master in motion over Mar
Washington — In a new lawsuit, former President Donald Trump has filed a motion asking that a special master be named to review the documents seized by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month. He has also asked the court to block the Justice Department from further reviewing the …
Read More »Biden tests positive for COVID
Washington — President Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, his physician said, as he experienced a “rebound positivity,” which occurs in a small percentage of patients taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a new letter distributed by the White House that Mr. Biden …
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