NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House GOP leaders narrowly avoided a major setback Thursday as they race to pass a third-party-line megabill, but fiscal hawks are still threatening to derail the effort down the road. The first test came Thursday at a critical House Budget Committee markup, during which the panel approved … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is heading for a chamber-wide vote after clearing a key House hurdle. The House Rules Committee on Monday teed up a floor vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to enact Daylight Saving Time year-round … Read more
The development sets up a high-stakes showdown between the healthcare workers’ union pushing the levy and top political, business and labor leaders fighting it. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump moved one step closer Tuesday to locking in immigration enforcement funding through the end of his presidency. Republicans’ $70 billion immigration enforcement and border security measure advanced along party lines during a test vote of 213-211. All Democrats present voted “no” during the procedural … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Treasury Department is preparing a $250 note bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait for the nation’s 250th anniversary, but the bill can only move forward only if Congress changes federal law barring living people from U.S. currency. “It’s all up on Capitol Hill. At Treasury, we prepare … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s next pick to lead the nation’s central bank is one step closer to securing the job, despite early fears that his nomination was doomed. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to be on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, the main governing body of the … Read more
Florida’s new congressional map clears key hurdle – CBS News Watch CBS News The Florida legislature passed a new congressional map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. CBS News’ Jarred Hill reports. Source link
LAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Nevada has ruled against conservationists who wanted to stop a lithium-boron mine they said would harm an endangered wildflower. The ruling marks a major legal victory for the 11-square-mile (28.49 square-kilometer) Rhyolite Ridge Lithium/Boron Mine Project in Esmeralda County, located between Reno and Las Vegas. The land holds … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump floated cutting Congress’ two-week spring recess short as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues, but the move is unlikely as lawmakers are still negotiating, Fox News Digital has learned. “It’s something that’s under consideration,” Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday, floating … Read more