Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker United States Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has filed a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role in the House of Representatives ... 03/22/2024 - 8:29 am | View Link
Move to Protect California’s Indoor Workers From Heat Upended by Cost Questions A years-long process that would have created heat standards for California workers in warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other indoor job sites catapulted into chaos Thursday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ... 03/21/2024 - 3:01 pm | View Link
Expanded child tax credit stranded in U.S. Senate by GOP comparisons to welfare Expanded child tax credit stranded in U.S. Senate by GOP comparisons to welfare; at issue is a look-back provision ... 03/21/2024 - 4:56 am | View Link
Cyberattacks can cripple hospitals and boost mortality rates; regulators are taking notice Hacker penetrations have disrupted care at hospitals in New York and other states. Research shows the tactic can raise mortality rates. 03/18/2024 - 12:41 am | View Link
Bipartisan Tax Bill Is Stuck in Senate Limbo After Broad House Approval The measure would expand the child tax credit and restore three popular business tax breaks. But Senate Republicans have rejected the existing package as elections loom. 03/13/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
A judge is holding a hearing Thursday on a motion to dismiss the Georgia 2020 election case against Donald Trump. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Playbook: “At this point, we know about all there is to know about Biden and Trump. Both men have run for president before. Both men have won the White House. Both have been in the glare of public scrutiny since bell bottoms were fashionable and cars came with 8-track stereos.”
“And yet for all we know about these men and this campaign, it’s a third man — one who has been in the public consciousness for just as long, if not longer — who has emerged as the known unknown of the 2024 race: Robert F.
“President Joe Biden will shatter fundraising records with a star-studded event on Thursday, with his campaign saying that it will bring in $25 million for an event featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and late-night host Stephen Colbert,” Politico reports.
“The one-night extravaganza will all but certainly increase Biden’s sizable financial advantage over former President Donald Trump, who raised about $20 million in all of February.
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bid to vote on firing Speaker Mike Johnson risks throwing the House back into leaderless paralysis for the second time in six months,” Politico reports.
“But it also holds real peril for the frustrated conservatives whom she claims to represent — with some worried she could possibly push Johnson into working with Democrats on Ukraine aid.”
“Hunter Biden’s effort to dismiss the federal tax charges against him got a chilly reception in court on Wednesday, as a federal judge sounded skeptical that the president’s son was a victim of a politically motivated prosecution,” Politico reports.
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Ronan (R) insulted Beyoncé’s singing abilities, called her a “skank,” and said she was teaching “young women how to be hyper-sexual whores,” The Root reports.