Congress has until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown through the passage of 12 appropriations bills or a continuing resolution. With House Republicans split over how to move forward, several 2024 GOP primary hopefuls offered insight as to how they would handle the spending fight if they were president. “During a Mike Pence presidency
Eric Swalwell sidesteps question on whether Bob Menendez should resign September 23, 2023 08:16 PM Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) refused to say if Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) should resign in light of his indictment. Swalwell appeared for a television interview on CNN Saturday with Jim Acosta. Menendez was federally charged with bribery Friday, and Acosta
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Kevin McCarthy claims only ‘a few people’ truly want a government shutdown September 23, 2023 08:00 PM Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) predicted the “few people” gunning for a government shutdown will cave when it’s “crunch time.” McCarthy addressed a press gaggle at the Capitol Saturday to acknowledge the possibility of a government
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John Fetterman: Bob Menendez should resign and focus on trial September 23, 2023 07:26 PM Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Saturday became the first Democratic senator to call for the resignation of colleague Bob Menendez (D-NJ). In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fetterman wrote that while Menendez is “entitled to the presumption
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Cruz says he’s taking 2024 race ‘deadly serious’ and knows Democrats will spend big to try to beat him September 23, 2023 06:23 PM Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says he is up for the challenge Democrats will muster against him in his Senate reelection bid. The Texas Republican said he is not worried about who
As shutdown looms, House GOP leadership struggling to tamp down conservative opposition September 23, 2023 06:14 PM With the House in chaos as it struggles to pass appropriations bills and a continuing resolution, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his allies are trying, without much success, to win over those who oppose a stopgap funding measure
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Fast food photography and lawsuits: What you see isn’t what you get September 23, 2023 04:58 PM A plethora of lawsuits over photography hacks in fast food advertising have made food litigation one of the fastest-growing areas of law, according to legal experts. A record number of lawsuits have been filed since 2020 alleging misrepresentation
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Rep. Andy Kim announces run for Bob Menendez’s Senate seat September 23, 2023 04:40 PM Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) announced he will run for Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) seat after Menendez vowed not to resign despite being indicted on bribery charges on Friday. Kim said he feels “compelled to run against him” because New Jersey
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Don Bacon says Republicans calling for McCarthy to vacate speakership ‘have no alternative’ September 23, 2023 03:45 PM Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) says that some Republicans in the House of Representatives who are calling to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership have “no alternative” to provide. Bacon expressed skepticism that McCarthy would
Vivek Ramaswamy calls Biden’s upcoming trip to UAW picket a ‘smokescreen’ September 23, 2023 03:26 PM Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy mocked President Joe Biden’s attempt to join in the United Auto Workers’ protest. “Biden’s trip to ‘protest’ in Michigan is a smokescreen to deflect reality & the UAW strike is just a symptom of the
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