McCarthy said Defense Department bill will come to floor this week ‘win or lose’
CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will…
GOP presidential hopefuls court Christian conservative voters at Iowa event
Des Moines, Iowa CNN — With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday courting the state’s conservative evangelical activists, an influential voting bloc in the…
Florida GOP scraps planned loyalty oath in win for Trump over DeSantis
CNN — The Republican Party of Florida on Friday night scrapped plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty oath, siding with former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron…
Special counsel seeks court order limiting Trump’s public statements
CNN — Justice Department prosecutors want US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to reel in Donald Trump’s public statements in the federal 2020 election interference case against him, asking her to…
China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes
CNN — China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country’s high-altitude spy balloons transited the United…
Justice Alito extends pause on ruling limiting Biden administration communications with social media companies
Washington CNN — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended a pause Thursday on a ruling that limits the ability of the White House and other key federal agencies to communicate…
Biden impeachment saga creates a wild new political twist in an unprecedented election
CNN — By opening an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unleashed an unpredictable and treacherous new political force into what is already the most abnormal…
Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr.: Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash
Washington CNN — Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., the husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, has died in a plane crash in Alaska, according to a statement from the congresswoman’s office.…
Virginia Democratic House candidate Susanna Gibson condemns sharing of sex videos
CNN — The Democratic candidate in a competitive Virginia House district denounced reports that she and her husband had performed sexual acts on a pornographic livestreaming website, describing the sharing…
Iran prisoners: Biden admin takes step advancing deal to free Americans held in Iran by issuing waiver for transfer of restricted Iranian funds to Qatar
CNN — The Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow banks to transfer $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds to Qatar without fear of sanctions – a key step…