GOP Sen. Kennedy Likely to Vote on Raising Debt Ceiling
Louisana Sen. John Kennedy, whose state was hit by Hurricane Ida, says he would “probably” vote for a bill to raise the debt ceiling because it would include funding for disaster relief.
Police: 2 Wounded in Shooting at Virginia High School
Two people were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school Monday afternoon, police said.Newport News police said in a statement that the two victims at Heritage High School were taken to the hospital…
Texas Sues Federal Agency Over LGBT Bathroom and Pronoun Guidance
Texas is suing a federal agency, alleging that it misstated a law that protects gay and transgender workers. State Attorney General Ken Paxton argues that guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …
Lawyer for Trump Org Finance Chief Says More Indictments Could Come
An attorney for the former chief financial officer to the Trump Organization said on Monday that “there could be more indictments coming,” related to the case against the people and corporate entities…
COVID Has Killed About as Many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish Flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did – approximately 675,000.The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut…
Defense Chief Orders New Review of Mistaken US Drone Strike
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a senior-level review of the investigation that found that 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, were killed in an Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike in Kabul that the Pentagon…
Omar Wants Dems to 'Ignore' Ruling That Bans Immigration Reforms in Spending Plan
Democrat leaders are being urged to ignore a Senate parliamentarian’s ruling that disallows immigration reforms from being included in a massive $3.5 trillion domestic spending package…
Threats Against Lawmakers Double After Jan. 6 Insurrection: Capitol Police
Threats against lawmakers nearly doubled in the first three months of 2021, the Los Angeles Times reports.
GOP Governors Seek Biden Meeting on 'Emergent Crisis' at Border
Republican governors are calling on President Joe Biden to meet within 15 days to talk about his administration’s “emergent crisis” at the southern border – most recently Del Rio, Texas. “Due to the…
Rep. Tenney to Newsmax: Blame for Afghanistan Failures Lies With Biden
Biden administration leaders such as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are being widely blamed for the fall of Afghanistan, but the “botched policy” came from…
First Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Doctor in Test of Abortion Law
A civil suit was filed Monday against a Texas doctor who revealed that he had performed an abortion on a woman more than six weeks pregnant in violation of the controversial new law restricting the…
Texas Authorities Ask Public for Help Finding Home Invasion Hit Man
Zapata County, Texas, authorities are asking for help identifying the person responsible for carrying out a fatal home invasion there in July, the authorities announced Wednesday evening, according to LMTonline.
DOJ Indicts 2 Republicans; Wead: 'Putting Everything I Have Into This Fight'
U.S. prosecutors unsealed criminal charges Monday against two longtime Republican Party operatives, accusing them of illegally funneling a foreign campaign contribution to former President Donald Trump in 2016.
George Holliday, Who Filmed Rodney King Video, Dies of COVID
George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating Black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19, a friend said Monday.
SCOTUS to Hear Mississippi Abortion Ban Case Dec. 1
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case Dec. 1 involving a restrictive Mississippi abortion law – marking a possible test of the justices’ position on the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case…