Texas Governor visits city where he’s been busing migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday visited New York City, one of the cities to which he’s been busing migrants after they cross the Mexican border into his state. During a breakfast held at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, Abbott agreed with local New York authorities that the situation was “unsustainable,” but […]
House Committee set to hold first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
The House Oversight Committee Thursday was set to hold its first open hearing of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden regarding allegations surrounding the his son, Hunter Biden. Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) said in a statement this week that the committee plans to “present evidence uncovered to date and hear from legal and financial […]
Newsom signs law doubling taxes on guns & ammo in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday signed a law doubling taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state. Newsom also signed a separate law that would prohibit the carrying of firearms in most public places in California. The federal government currently taxes gun and ammo sales at a rate of 10% or 11%. […]
Biden approves emergency declaration amid New Orleans drinking water threat
President Biden on Wednesday approved an emergency declaration for Louisiana, where authorities are scrambling to avert a drinking water crisis in New Orleans as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens the drought-stricken Mississippi River. Water levels have dropped low enough to make the river less resistant to mass saltwater flows north from the […]
Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to bribery
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, each pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in federal court in Manhattan Wednesday. Following his plea the Senator was released on conditions of $100,000 personal recognizance bond, pretrial supervision, and a requirement to surrender his personal passports but not his official one, meaning he’ll be allowed […]
New police raids in Brazil target January 8 government rioters
Federal police in Brazil said Wednesday they were carrying out a new round of raids and arrests related to the January 8 insurrection in the capital, Brasilia. Then-newly elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed to punish supporters of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro who had stormed the Brazilian congress on that day. Police had only gained […]
White House admits Israelis visa-free travel to U.S.
The Biden Administration on Wednesday added Israeli citizens to a select group of foreign travelers who can enter the U.S. visa-free. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas jointly announced that Israeli travelers were being accepted into the Visa Waiver Program. Mayorkas said the move “represents over a decade of work […]
Union leaders approve contract, ending writers strike
Union leaders for the Writers Guild of America Tuesday night approved a contract agreement with studios, offiically ending a five-month-long strike. The governing boards of both the WGA’s eastern and western branches, along with their joint negotiating committee, voted to accept the agreement, two nights after a tentative deal was struck. The new contracts, which […]
House advances four appropriations bills to the floor
The GOP-led House overcame party infighting Tuesday evening to approve a rule that will allow consideration of four fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills for Defense, Agriculture, State-Foreign Operations and Homeland Security. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was the only Republican to vote against the House measure. Congress has until Saturday at midnight to agree on […]
Senate votes to forward stopgap spending measure
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to forward a bipartisan stopgap spending measure that would keep the government funded at current levels until November 17. The 77-19 vote in the Democratic-led upper chamber came as Congress has until Saturday at midnight to agree on a federal budget or force a government shutdown. Having overcome the first […]
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