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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shut down since 2019. The deal, which passed by a vote of 366 -34 only six hours before a midnight deadline, must still be approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate before it can be […]
A last-minute budget bill has passed in the United States House of Representatives to keep the federal government funded and running through mid-March, averting an impending shutdown. The continuing resolution now progresses to the Senate with only hours to spare before the shutdown is slated to take effect on Saturday at 12:01am local time (05:01 […]
US House votes through last-gasp bill to keep government open Financial Times Source link
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery on Saturday at a US military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff […]
First lady Jill Biden shared the spirit of giving on Dec. 13, when she hosted a U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots event in the East Room of the White House. First lady Jill Biden helps children put toys into bins during a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event in the East Room […]
Dec. 12, 1870 2004 portrait of Joseph Rainey by Simmie Knox Credit: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives Joseph H. Rainey became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House, where he served four terms. Born on a rice plantation in South Carolina, his father purchased the family’s freedom through money made as a […]
Multi-colored Christmas lights illuminated Washington DC and New York this week as Christmas tree lighting ceremonies kicked off the holiday season. US President Joe Biden participated in his last Christmas tree lighting on the Ellipse park at the White House before his term in office ends in January. The lighting of Christmas trees is an […]
As he presided over his final Christmas tree lighting at the White House, Joe Biden on Thursday said his wish for the nation now, and always, was that “we continue to seek the light of liberty and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency” Biden spoke briefly to the crowd who were decked out in […]
A hearing examining the Secret Service’s response to the assassination attempts against Donald Trump went off the rails on Thursday, when a screaming match broke out between the agency’s acting director, Ronald Rowe, and a Republican representative. The hearing, hosted by the House taskforce established shortly after the first assassination attempt against Trump in July, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private […]