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Watch live: Senate votes on $852 billion defense spending bill
The Senate will vote Thursday afternoon on a massive defense spending bill after Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) threw a curveball into the government funding fight earlier this week. Thune is effectively daring Democrats to oppose the $852 billion bill as the GOP seeks to shift the narrative from health care to military spending. Republicans…
Read MorePA system takeover at Pennsylvania airport is 'wake-up call,' security expert says
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) – An incident where an unauthorized user gained access to Harrisburg International Airport’s public address system could have been much worse, a security expert said. Police at the Pennsylvania airport are investigating after someone breached the system and played a pre-recorded message Tuesday evening. In a recording that captured the incident, a…
Read MoreMaine Senate candidate disavows Reddit posts as 'me f—ing around the internet'
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner disavowed since-deleted posts he made on Reddit years ago in which he called police officers “bastards,” described himself as a “communist” and insulted some Reddit users as “retarded,” telling CNN “that was very much me f—ing around the internet.” “I don’t want people to see me for who I was…
Read MoreLive updates: Senate votes a 10th time to end government shutdown
The Senate is voting for the 10th time on a spending bill to reopen the government as the shutdown stretches into its third week. The measure is expected to fail. Shortly after the vote, the upper chamber will pivot to an $852 billion defense appropriations bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) scheduled the vote…
Read MoreDemocratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware talks about the ongoing government shutdown
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D- Del., about the ongoing government shutdown and what he’s hearing from federal workers in his state. Source link
Read MoreWeeks after winning election, Arizona congresswoman is still waiting to be sworn in
Speaker Mike Johnson says he can’t swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because of the shutdown, but critics say he’s trying to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Source link
Read MoreTargets of Trump’s Justice Department must pay up, even if they win
President Trump speaks at the Justice Department on March 14. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This year, President Trump has been calling on the Department of Justice to prosecute his perceived enemies — and the DOJ seems to be taking direction. In the last few weeks alone, prosecutors secured indictments…
Read MoreAffordable housing takes center stage in New York City mayoral race
The rising cost of housing has driven some New York City residents to leave the Big Apple. For those who remain, affordable housing has become a top issue in the race for mayor. Source link
Read MoreThe two wildcards shaping the tail end of the Virginia race for governor
Virginia Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for governor, wait to speak at the 54th Annual Buena Vista Labor Day Festival on Sept. 1 in Buena Vista, Va. The commonwealth will hold its off-year election for governor and other statewide offices on Nov. 4. Win…
Read MoreTrump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, on Wednesday in Washington. John McDonnell/AP hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations…
Read MoreMan accused of starting Palisades Fire indicted by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a man accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this year. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is alleged to have started the Lachman Fire just after midnight local time on Jan. 1. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of…
Read MoreBrown University rejects Trump administration's compact
Brown University has rejected the Trump administration’s proposed compact, which would have required the university to make changes to its campus policies in exchange for an advantage in receiving federal funds. In a Wednesday letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and White House aides May Mailman and Vincent Haley, Brown President Christina Paxson said she…
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