Senate in limbo as Thune eyes long haul until shutdown ends
The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown. Behind the scenes,…
Senate could take test vote on new spending bill as early as Sunday afternoon
The Senate could take a test vote as early as tomorrow afternoon on a revamped Republican bill to end the government shutdown and fund parts of the government for the…
Reckoning looms for politicians as longest government shutdown persists
A reckoning is coming. Or shall we say, ‘reckonings.’ And they’re coming, whether the government re-opens soon or remains shuttered. If the government stays closed, voters will likely torch both…
TEVI TROY: Celebrating 50 years of presidential mockery
Nov. 8, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of Chevy Chase’s comedic portrayal of U.S. President Gerald Ford as a bumbling klutz on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Nowadays, we expect ‘SNL’ to…
‘Genocide can’t be ignored’: GOP lawmaker backs Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria
Republican Rep. Riley Moore said the United States could take a range of actions — including sanctions and ‘even kinetic military action’ — in response to what he called the…
Dems block GOP bill ensuring federal worker, military paychecks continue during shutdown
Senate Democrats again blocked a plan by Republicans to ensure that federal workers and the military would receive a paycheck as the shutdown back and forth revs into high gear.…
Brennan, Strzok, Page subpoenaed as part of federal Russiagate probe: Sources
: A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, among others as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into…
Appeals court denies Trump administration request to block SNAP funding order during government shutdown
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration request to temporarily block a lower court ruling requiring the government to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Supreme Court blocks lower court order forcing Trump administration to fully fund SNAP program
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary block on Friday on a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program amid…
State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners
The Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa, saying no U.S. government official will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in protest of what it describes as…