The House of Representatives passed a bill along party lines Thursday that seeks to lower gas prices by cracking down on alleged price gouging by energy companies. The House vote was 217-207: no Republican supported the bill, suggesting it’s likely headed for failure in the Senate. The Consumer Fuel Price …
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Washington — Momentum on Capitol Hill is building behind a congressional response to revelations that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas pushed former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to pursue efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, with lawmakers arguing the communications between the two underscore the need for …
Read More »President Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors faced a heated grilling from Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday, as GOP lawmakers warn of central bank overreach and claim some of the president’s nominees threaten to move the Fed further away from its mandate focused on price …
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President Biden will meet virtually with new Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Friday, according to the White House. The White House says the meeting will be to “further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people,” and will “highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.” Kishida, who leads …
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Former senator, presidential candidate and war veteran Bob Dole will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday. Dole died in his sleep at home in Washington, D.C., early Sunday. He was 98. Thursday will be the senator’s final trip to the building where he spent 30 years …
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Washington — In the face of waning revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s mayors emerged as key fighters in congressional Democrats’ corner as they pushed for billions of dollars in federal funds to be included in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package signed into law in March. The mayors, …
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A Maryland-based naval nuclear engineer and his schoolteacher wife were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on national security charges that they tried to sell secret information about nuclear power warships. The indictment comes one week after they were arrested and charged via criminal complaint on similar charges. …
Read More »Should there be more than nine Supreme Court justices? Term limits for justices rather than lifetime appointments? In April, President Biden established a commission to study these and other potential changes to the high court, and on Thursday, the panel made public its discussion materials examining the possible reforms. The draft …
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Most Americans are wasting energy — and therefore, money — powering their homes. Homeowners could update heating and cooling systems, install better insulation, seal ducts and put in energy efficient appliances — but few are, according to a new report. And employers are hard up for hiring to complete the …
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Washington — The House and Senate on Thursday both approved a short-term government funding bill that keeps federal agencies open through early December and staves off a partial government shutdown, just hours before funding is set to expire. The stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution, passed the Senate in …
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