The House is on track to vote on disclosing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after a newly sworn-in Democrat completed a bipartisan effort Wednesday to sidestep Republican leaders over the opposition of President Donald Trump. Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona signed the discharge petition immediately after she was sworn in by […]
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House Democrats believe there will be overwhelming support from Republicans on an inevitable floor vote on a bill that would compel the Justice Department to quickly release materials related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled Wednesday afternoon to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat whose addition […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has won the backing of a key Republican senator who had earlier threatened to vote against him over concerns about the agency’s handling of workplace harassment. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said he will support acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill, who is Trump’s pick to […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid the blame Wednesday for a disappointing deal ending the 43-day government shutdown at the feet of Senate Democrats as a whole — not just Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — noting there were “eight Democrats who coordinated” with Republicans to end the standoff. “There’s a lot of focus rightfully on Leader Schumer, […]
The White House committed in writing Wednesday that President Donald Trump will sign the bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history once the House passes it. In a statement of administration policy, the Trump administration urged every lawmaker to back the measure, which would reopen the government through Jan. 30 and fund […]
Jack Schlossberg officially entered the race to fill an open New York City House seat on Wednesday, the latest in a long line of Kennedys to join the political arena. A Democratic influencer and grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, Schlossberg has cultivated a dedicated following on social media in recent years and recently […]
The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Donald Trump knew about the girls he was trafficking, according to new emails from Epstein’s estate released by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday morning. The new emails are part of a trove of materials handed over by Epstein’s estate to […]
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history should come to an end Wednesday night. The House is planning to return around 4 p.m. Wednesday and start voting soon after Speaker Mike Johnson swears in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-N.M.). If all goes as planned, the shutdown-ending bill should be passed and on its way to President […]
ALBANY, New York — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s omnipresence in New York state politics has been his calling card for the past three decades — until now. New York’s senior senator has delivered hundreds of college commencement addresses over the years and made countless cameos at everything from parades to road races to strangers’ […]
The monthslong bipartisan effort to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson and force the release of all Justice Department files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is kicking into high gear this week, setting up a December floor battle that President Donald Trump has sought to avoid. The cascade of action is set to begin Wednesday […]