An already volatile and dangerous political standoff over raising the nation’s debt ceiling has escalated, with the well-being of military veterans now thrust into the debate. House Republicans scheduled a late Sunday news conference and used the House GOP social media platform on Monday to rebut accusations that their …
Read More »Active shooters in 2022 killed or injured more than 300 people, the most in 5 years, FBI says
Washington – Active shooters in America killed or injured 313 individuals across the country in 2022, the most casualties recorded in the last five years, according to a report released by the FBI on Wednesday. Federal investigators define “active shooters” as “one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or …
Read More »In “Operation Cookie Monster,” FBI took down international marketplace that sold millions of stolen identities
Washington — A sophisticated cybercrime marketplace that sold the “digital fingerprints” of breached computer systems was toppled on Tuesday after more than 100 alleged users were arrested in a coordinated international seizure operation, the Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday. Genesis Market — a darknet site that sold data containing …
Read More »Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls Republican plan to prioritize payments “default by another name” amid debt ceiling fight
The way to ensure the government can keep paying its bills is to raise or suspend the debt limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Friday — not prioritize payments, as some Republicans have proposed. “In my assessment and those of economists across the board, a default on our debt …
Read More »Another sailor assigned to the USS George Washington has died by suicide, police said.
A sailor assigned to the Navy ship USS George Washington died by suicide on Jan. 23 in Newport News, a spokesperson from the town’s police department confirmed Wednesday to CBS News. The Navy confirmed Boatswain’s Mate Seaman (BMSN, E-3) Lucian Johan Woods died on Jan. 23 at a private residence …
Read More »House Republicans seek new restrictions on use of U.S. oil stockpile
For the second time this month, House Republicans are seeking to restrict presidential use of the nation’s emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. A GOP bill set for a vote Friday would require the government to offset any non-emergency withdrawals from …
Read More »Jeffries taps Schiff, Swalwell for House Intel panel despite McCarthy’s vow to block
Washington — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries formally nominated California Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, even as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has pledged to block their reappointments to the panel. Jeffries, the House minority leader, sent a letter to McCarthy on Saturday …
Read More »Where might Congress cut through gridlock?
One-party rule in Washington ended this month, as the split 118th Congress gaveled into session — Republicans narrowly hold the House, Democrats have a slight edge in the Senate and a Democrat sits in the White House. It won’t be easy getting much through this sharply divided Congress, but there …
Read More »Biden announces year
President Biden on Friday announced six full pardons for people who were convicted either while they were relatively young or decades ago, and have since served out their sentences. The pardons cover five people convicted of drug or alcohol offenses, and one woman convicted of murdering a husband she said …
Read More »House passes Respect for Marriage Act, sending landmark marriage equality bill to Biden
Washington — The House on Thursday approved legislation that provides federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, sending the landmark bill to President Biden’s desk for his signature and capping a decades-long shift in Americans’ attitudes toward gay marriage. Called the Respect for Marriage Act, the measure won bipartisan support …
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