The House of Representatives moved one step closer to ending the historic government shutdown on Wednesday, passing a crucial procedural vote by a razor-thin 216 to 213 margin. The vote clears the way for final passage of the full funding bill later tonight, setting up a dramatic end to the longest shutdown in United States
Legislation moving through Congress that aims to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history contains a clause that could hand several Republican senators large payouts tied to the Biden administration’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The bill, which passed the Senate on Monday night, includes language that would allow eight Republican senators
The long-running battle over Jeffrey Epstein’s secret Justice Department files has erupted into a full-scale political storm this week, but Democrats’ latest attempt to implicate President Donald Trump in Epstein’s crimes is quickly collapsing under scrutiny. Newly uncovered evidence shows that Oversight Committee Democrats intentionally redacted the name of Virginia Giuffre, the very witness who
The battle over the long-secret Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein has exploded back into the spotlight this week, as lawmakers prepare for a December showdown that could force Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) hand and put the issue directly before the House floor. The months-long bipartisan effort to sidestep Johnson and compel the full release
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has demanded an emergency vote as tensions reach a breaking point on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers returning to a chamber that’s been paralyzed for weeks. After the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Johnson is moving fast to regain control of the House and get Washington functioning again. The House
In a late-night vote that stretched into the early hours of Monday, the Senate once again found itself in chaos when Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas arrived late to the chamber and cast the pivotal 60th vote needed to advance a funding measure aimed at ending the shutdown. His team attributed his delay to
Panic has reportedly erupted inside the Department of Justice after two prosecutors abruptly resigned from the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) amid what sources are describing as a sweeping “conspiracy” investigation tied to the long-disputed Trump-Russia probe. According to reports, Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones called an emergency division-wide meeting Monday afternoon, following the
President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from the Oval Office on Monday, accusing the congresswoman—long seen as one of his most loyal allies—of “catering to the other side” and acting “like she doesn’t know” what she’s talking about. Trump blasted Greene after she questioned his recent comments on inflation and grocery
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos during a heated interview on This Week Sunday, leaving the longtime network host frustrated after being confronted with his own past remarks from the Clinton era. The discussion began with Stephanopoulos pressing Bessent on President Trump’s push to eliminate the Senate filibuster. But what started as
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced that he will oppose a Republican-backed spending bill designed to reopen the federal government, setting up a high-stakes showdown as the shutdown enters its second week. The measure, which passed the U.S. Senate late Sunday night by a 60–40 vote, carried broad bipartisan support and appeared poised to
