Washington — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as U.S. ambassador to India, with Republican senators helping President Biden reward a political ally and early campaign supporter after a bruising nomination battle. The Senate voted 52 to 42 to approve Garcetti’s nomination the …
Read More »Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s ex-attorney and “fixer,” met Tuesday afternoon with investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the latest sign that its years-old investigation into Trump may be picking up steam. Cohen confirmed that he was asked for an interview by investigators for the D.A., Alvin Bragg, …
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Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which he described as a “serious but curable form of cancer,” and he said he will begin chemo-immunotherapy treatments on an outpatient basis. “I expect to be able to work through this period but …
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Washington — The newly released $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown and continue funding the government through late 2023 includes several provisions to bolster security and prevent attacks against members of Congress. The bill also tucks away money to help respond to the crushing caseload of more than …
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Washington — President Biden is speaking at the 10th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on Wednesday night, joining survivors and families whose lives were forever changed by shootings. The vigil is at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, and Mr. Biden will be joined by …
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The lead ship in the Navy’s newest and most advanced class of aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford will depart on its first operational deployment next week, after years of delays. Five years after it was commissioned into service, the Ford, which cost over $13 billion, will soon get …
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Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney said “off the record,” President Biden is “not running again,” in an interview with The New York Times Editorial Board published over the weekend. New York’s Maloney made the comments during an on-the-record interview, and both parties must agree something is “off the record” for it …
Read More »Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday that the House Ways and Means Committee can obtain several years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a victory for House Democrats in their yearslong battle to obtain the records. The unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of …
Read More »A House Republican accused the Treasury Department in a letter Wednesday of running interference for the White House in an effort to stymie efforts to investigate Hunter Biden’s finances. Rep. James Comer, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, cited a June 13 phone call in …
Read More »Washington — A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday released the legislative text of a plan to curb gun violence, which if passed by Congress would be the most significant update to the nation’s firearms laws in nearly three decades. Called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the measure is the …
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