GOP holdouts bristle at Trump pressure over megabill
WASHINGTON — Confident that passage of President Trump’s signature legislation was all but assured, West Wing aides summoned holdouts in the House Republican caucus Wednesday to deliver…
Trump’s megabill passes Senate in 51-50 vote.
WASHINGTON — By a single, tiebreaking vote, Senate Republicans on Tuesday approved President Trump’s signature legislation despite several GOP defections, a major step toward passage of a…
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ but controversial bill faces crucial vote | Tax
NewsFeedRepublicans in the US are trying to get President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill passed by the Senate despite opposition from Democrats,…
Dodgers pursue record for most MLB All-Star starters
All-Star voting resumes Monday at 9 a.m. PDT for 48 hours with the Dodgers entertaining the possibility of fielding an unprecedented eight position players. The…
Senate Republicans vote to advance Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ | Donald Trump News
The Republican-controlled Senate of the United States has voted to take President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” into the next phase of discussion, making…
Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill clears key test vote in Senate
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Trump’s package of tax…
Senate debates GOP budget bill ahead of procedural vote
June 28 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans released their updated version of the massive spending bill late Friday, which still includes an extension of tax cuts…
New Yorkers brave scorching temperatures to vote in heated NYC mayor’s race
June 24 (UPI) -- New Yorkers are facing scorching temperatures Tuesday as they head to the polls in local elections that include the hotly contested…
House shelves effort to impeach Trump over Iran strikes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to set aside an effort to impeach President Trump on a sole charge of abuse of power after he…
Presidents vs. Congress: Trump is only the latest to test the War Powers Act
WASHINGTON — President Trump isn’t the first president to order military strikes without congressional approval. But his decision to bomb Iran comes at a uniquely volatile moment…
As Washington loses luster, more senators run for governor
Decades ago, Pete Wilson did something unusual. The U.S. senator came home to run for California governor. The path to power typically goes the opposite…
Fact-checking Trump’s false accusations about immigrants, voting fraud
After nearly a week of protests in Los Angeles against recent federal immigration enforcement sweeps in the city, President Trump doubled down on his administration’s…
Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy’s actions ‘destabilizing’
NEW YORK — All 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel published an essay Monday decrying “destabilizing decisions” made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert…
Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to…
Israeli strikes kill at least 42 across Gaza as UN eyes ceasefire vote | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 26 people were killed in Israeli drone strikes while waiting for basic aid distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.Israeli attacks have killed at…
Stablecoin regulation bill easily moves toward full Senate vote
June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly advanced legislation for a regulatory method for payment with stablecoins. The cloture, which ended debate, was approved…
Poland’s Tusk faces confidence vote, hoping for fresh start | Politics News
Tusk called the vote as he seeks to regain momentum after his ally lost the presidential election earlier this month.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says…
Column: Voters who don’t vote? This is one way democracy can die, by 20 million cuts
During China’s imperial age, those deemed guilty of the worst offenses were sometimes sentenced to death in a public square by a brutal form of…
Key Ivory Coast opposition figures banned from October presidential vote | Elections News
The Electoral Commission head has said no revision of the electoral register will take place before the poll.Four prominent opposition figures in the Ivory Coast…
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders reject advisory vote on executive pay
A majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted against the 2024 compensation package given to Chief Executive David Zaslav and other executives at the company’s…