Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour — a position that aligns one of the most conservative Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill with some of the most liberal members of Congress. The legislation, called the “Higher Wages …
Read More »The nominee to be the next top military officer in the U.S. on Tuesday warned there will be widespread impacts because of one senator’s hold on military nominations, including losing talent. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, whose own nomination to become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of …
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Washington — Subsequent testing confirmed that a powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, as questions linger about how the drug got into the building. The discovery of the substance caused a brief shutdown of the …
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the White House counsel is going to review her Hatch Act violation after a government watchdog sent her a letter warning she violated the federal law. The incident has prompted questions about the definition of the law known as the Hatch Act. Jean-Pierre spoke of …
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An assault weapons bill that had unexpectedly advanced in Texas’ Republican-controlled legislature earlier in the week missed a key deadline to receive a floor vote, likely dooming it in this legislative session. Thursday marked the last day that bills can be scheduled in the Texas state House before the legislature …
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Texas state lawmakers on Monday moved forward with a gun control bill in a surprise move that came just hours after families of mass shooting victims had begged them to take action in the wake of the rampage Saturday at a mall in Allen that left eight dead. State House lawmakers on Monday voted …
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Update: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement just as the trial was getting underway. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. Wilmington, Delaware — Lies about the 2020 presidential election spread in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss are taking center stage in …
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An FBI informant who on Jan. 6, 2021, marched to the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys members testified Wednesday that he didn’t know of any plans for the far-right extremist group to invade the building and didn’t think they inspired the violence that day. The informant, who identified himself …
Read More »Former President Donald Trump will not accept an invitation to appear before a Manhattan grand jury investigating a “hush money” payment allegedly made on his behalf days before the 2016 election. Trump was informed of his right to appear before the grand jury last week, but has decided against taking …
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Washington — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify to a Senate committee investigating the company’s labor practices ahead of a vote to subpoena him, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday. Democrats on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which Sanders chairs, invited Schultz to testify …
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