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Senate strikes deal to approve funding bills ahead of August recess
Aug 0110 months ago

Senate strikes deal to approve funding bills ahead of August recess

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Friday afternoon that the chamber will be moving forward to pass its first tranche of government funding bills for...

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Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein
Aug 0110 months ago

Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) agreed Friday to a request from Ghislaine Maxwell to delay deposing her until after the Supreme Court considers her petition t...

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Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
Aug 0110 months ago

Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Dr. Erika McEntarfer, of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee.  Trum...

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Thune: Deal on nominees up to Democrats and White House
Aug 0110 months ago

Thune: Deal on nominees up to Democrats and White House

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Friday afternoon that whether a deal is reached on 160 stalled nominees hinges on talks between the White House and Senate Democrats, and didn’t sound c...

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Most adults do not plan on getting COVID-19 shot amid vaccine policy changes
Aug 0110 months ago

Most adults do not plan on getting COVID-19 shot amid vaccine policy changes

More than half of American adults — 59 percent — say they do not expect to get the COVID-19 booster shot this autumn, according to new poll findings from healthcare policy group KFF.   Poll results sh...

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is beginning to shut down
Aug 0110 months ago

Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is beginning to shut down

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on Friday said it will begin “an orderly wind-down of its operations” after seeing its budget cut through GOP-led legislation. “Despite the extraordinary ...

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Schumer on weak jobs report: 'Chickens are coming home to roost' on trade war
Aug 0110 months ago

Schumer on weak jobs report: 'Chickens are coming home to roost' on trade war

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday blasted President Trump’s management of the economy after a new report from the Labor Department reported that the economy created only 73,000 j...

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