Kucinich running for Congress as independent
Former Democratic Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress as an independent, vying for his old congressional seat in suburban Cleveland. Kucinich said in his campaign launch remarks...
View ArticleObamaCare marks third year of record enrollment with 5 million more signups
(The Hill) - A record 21.3 million people have officially signed up for healthcare insurance through the HealthCare.gov Marketplace for 2024, marking a third consecutive banner year for the program....
View ArticleBorder bill stalls in Congress
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - After months of bipartisan talks, Senate negotiators say they are inching closer to a border deal, but the proposal is already facing some pushback from a group of conservative...
View ArticleRing no longer allowing police to request users' doorbell video footage
(The Hill) -- Police and fire departments will no longer be able to request users' doorbell video footage from the Amazon-owned Ring, the company announced. Ring said in a blog post Wednesday that it...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson backs Abbott's border 'invasion' decree
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sided with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in his feud with the federal government over razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Thursday that he would “back him up.” “I...
View ArticleGOP governors back Abbott in border standoff
Republican governors are backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in his standoff against the federal government over border authority. On Tuesday, the Texas National Guard appeared to ignore a Supreme...
View ArticleSupport for child tax credit grows
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Families could see more money this year if they qualify for the child tax credit because Congress is trying to expand that benefit, while also reviving tax breaks for...
View ArticleEx-Trump aide Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in prison over House Jan. 6...
Peter Navarro, a onetime adviser to former President Trump, was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the...
View ArticleMicrosoft laying off 1,900 workers, extending tech job losses in early 2024
(The Hill) - Microsoft is laying off around 1,900 workers in its Gaming unit, extending tech job losses in early 2024. The cuts represent roughly a 9 percent reduction at Activision Blizzard and Xbox...
View ArticleSenate committee expected to vote to subpoena pharmaceutical CEOs
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said his committee will hold a vote next week on whether to subpoena some of the country’s top pharmaceutical CEOs to testify about drug prices. “One...
View ArticleSenate GOP pleads with Trump not to kill Ukraine-border security deal
Senate Republicans who favor sending aid to Ukraine and cutting a deal with Democrats to secure the U.S.-Mexico border are hoping that former President Trump’s Senate allies can intervene with the...
View ArticleTrump may testify as his Carroll trial defense begins
NEW YORK — Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll rested her case Thursday in her defamation trial against former President Trump. As the former president’s defense begins, he’s in the courtroom to witness...
View ArticleKentucky House passes crime bill with tougher sentences, including...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House passed sweeping criminal justice legislation on Thursday that would impose tougher sentences, including a “three-strikes” penalty to lock up felons for the...
View ArticleTrump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
As the results came in from New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday, analysts on Fox News were already speculating about who the winner — former President Trump — might choose as his...
View ArticleGOP leaders face conservative, moderate pushback on bipartisan tax deal
A bipartisan deal that would reduce business taxes while expanding the child tax credit has set up a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he weighs whether to bypass objections from...
View Article6 states facing the most serious groundwater crises
(The Hill) -- A heating planet and expanding commercial agriculture are putting increasing pressure on America’s vital aquifers — underground reservoirs that supply water to an estimated 145 million...
View ArticleDemocratic concerns grow amid RFK Jr. ballot push in battleground states
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement Tuesday that he had amassed enough signatures to qualify for the New Hampshire ballot for the general election, after already getting on Utah’s, is drawing fresh...
View ArticleFAA clears path for Boeing 737 Max planes to resume flying
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Federal officials are clearing the way for grounded Boeing planes to resume flying. This comes less than a month after the Alaska airlines mid-air incident, where a door panel...
View ArticleKentucky lawmakers consider tax breaks for seniors
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Some Kentucky lawmakers want to give the elderly relief on their taxes. A proposal to cap the property tax assessment for homeowners 65 and older was approved by a committee...
View ArticleTrump walks out of court in middle of E. Jean Carroll closing arguments
(The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump walked out of the Manhattan, New York, federal courtroom where his sexual abuse defamation trial is ongoing, just after a lawyer for writer E. Jean Carroll...
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