Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern Top U.S. Senate negotiators said Thursday that final details on an immigration policy deal remain under debate in the U.S. Senate, despite outside pressure from GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to sink any agreement as he makes immigration his central campaign message. The No. 2 Senate …
Read More »Biden, Yellen Tout Their Administration’s ‘invest in America’ Economic Gains
Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner President Joe Biden highlighted the differences between his economic policies and those of the last Republican administration during a trip to Wisconsin on Thursday, the same day new data showed the U.S. economy grew by 3.1% last year. Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin …
Read More »Nikki Haley Pushes For Win In South Carolina, Says Trump Feels Threatened By Her
Abraham Kenmore, Florida Phoenix Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told supporters Wednesday she can still win her home state’s GOP contest Feb. 24 and vowed to keep going beyond that, never mind what the polls and pundits are saying. “The political elites in this state and around the country …
Read More »White House Pharmacists Under Scrutiny for Improper Medication Practices During Trump Administration
Jimmy Williams In a recent investigation conducted by the Department of Defense Inspector General, serious lapses in the handling of controlled medications by the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration have come to light. The 80-page report, released on January 8, exposes a range of issues, from ineffective …
Read More »In Milestones, Black Women From South Carolina And Indiana Confirmed As Federal Judges
Ariana Figueroa, SC Daily Gazette The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nominations of two federal judges in South Carolina and Indiana, bringing the total number of Black women tapped by President Joe Biden and cleared by senators as federal judges to 35. Judge Cristal Brisco is now the first …
Read More »UAW Delivers Rousing Presidential Endorsement For Biden Over ‘scab’ Trump
Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan. Speaking at the UAW’s biannual political conference in Washington, D.C., Biden told …
Read More »Overdraft Fees, Late Fees Could Be Slashed As White House Continues Attack On Junk Fees
Casey Quinlan The cost of overdrawing your bank account could ease considerably under a rule proposed last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The proposed regulation is in line with a larger effort that the Biden administration has championed the past few years to crack down on “junk fees,” which are …
Read More »Key Takeaways from New Hampshire Presidential Primary
Jimmy Williams Trump’s Decisive Win Former President Donald Trump secured a significant victory in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, leading with 55% against Nikki Haley’s 44%. This win, combined with his success in the Iowa caucuses, strengthens Trump’s position in the GOP nominating contest for 2024. Haley, despite …
Read More »Democratic Governors Ask Congress For Immigration Aid To Reverse Years Of ‘inaction’
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance Nine Democratic governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden and congressional leaders Monday, requesting federal aid and urging changes to immigration law as their states take in an overwhelming number of asylum seekers. “The sustained arrival of individuals seeking asylum and requiring shelter and assistance, …
Read More »Biden, Harris Vow To Restore Protections For Abortion Rights As 2024 Campaign Launches
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris moved abortion access to the forefront of their reelection bid Tuesday by making it the centerpiece of their first joint campaign rally of the 2024 election cycle. “With your voice, with your power, with your vote, we …
Read More »Funding Seen As A Last Hurdle To Final U.S. Senate Immigration Deal
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder A bipartisan agreement that would make the most substantial changes to immigration policy in 30 years hinges on funding disputes, key senators said Tuesday. While senators have not finalized the text of the agreement, they are discussing changes to the White House’s use of parole authority …
Read More »Supreme Court Says Texas Can’t Block Federal Agents From The Border
William Melhado, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered Texas to allow federal border agents access to the state’s border with Mexico, where Texas officials have deployed miles of concertina wire. The order did not explain justices’ decisions. For now, it effectively upholds longstanding court rulings that …
Read More »On Roe Anniversary, Abortion Opponents Look To White House To Fast-Track National Ban
Sofia Resnick, Michigan Advance Falling snow and flight delays thinned this year’s anti-abortion March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, but did not deter the most impatient activists in the movement, those unsatisfied until the entire U.S. map is red with abortion bans. “I’m not okay with abortion states and non-abortion …
Read More »Biden Says He’s ‘ready to act’ On ‘significant’ Changes At The Border, Including Asylum
by Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix President Joe Biden Friday said he backs “significant policy changes” to asylum law, amid ongoing immigration policy negotiations between the White House and Senate tied to passage of a global security package. “I believe we need significant policy changes at the border, including changes in …
Read More »DeSantis, Seeing No ‘clear path to victory,’ Suspends His Campaign For President
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for president on Sunday, saying in a video posted on X that he didn’t see “a clear path to victory” in light of his poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, and endorsed Donald Trump in the …
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