Jon Tester failed to fully follow through on ethics pledge at center of 2006 campaign
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester failed to fulfill multiple promises he made in a public ethics pledge during his first Senate campaign in 2006, including a vow to publicly post meetings between members of his Senate staff and lobbyists.
2023-09-13 19:21
Japan's Kishida: cabinet to ensure wage growth exceeds rate of inflation
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday his new cabinet will take steps so that wage growth
2023-09-13 18:46
Biden focuses on his domestic agenda and efforts to end cancer amid McCarthy's impeachment inquiry announcement
President Joe Biden will convene a meeting of his Cancer Cabinet on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, in the latest attempt from the administration to refocus the national conversation around the president's domestic agenda.
2023-09-13 17:30
Biden campaign corrals high dollar donors as reelection effort begins to rev up
President Joe Biden's campaign is assembling top donors in Chicago this week with questions looming about how the campaign's high dollar and grassroots donor operations will fare as a key fundraising deadline approaches at month's end.
2023-09-13 17:23
Japan's new cabinet priorities to keep BOJ in political spotlight
By Leika Kihara TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's expected economic stimulus package will focus on easing the
2023-09-13 14:20
Peter Navarro judge to consider mistrial request Wednesday because jurors may have interacted with protesters during deliberations
The federal judge who oversaw Peter Navarro's criminal contempt of Congress conviction last week will revisit the integrity of the jury deliberations in a rare post-trial hearing Wednesday morning.
2023-09-13 12:26
The most predictable impeachment investigation in American history
The initiation of an impeachment investigation against a president ought to be an earthshaking moment in the nation's history.
2023-09-13 12:17
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in large part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
2023-09-13 11:22
Rep. George Santos says he's not in talks with DOJ on potential deal in criminal case
New York Republican Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he was not in talks with the Justice Department to strike a plea deal after he was indicted on 13 federal fraud and money laundering charges in May.
2023-09-13 10:55
Tuberville's hold on military promotions would take hundreds of hours to process individually, memo says
It would take the Senate approximately 700 hours of floor time to individually process and vote on hundreds of military officers whose promotions are being blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Congressional Research Service concluded in a memo released on Tuesday.
2023-09-13 10:22
Biden's ambitious efforts to strengthen the social safety net are fraying
For a few fleeting months in 2021, it looked like President Joe Biden was making great strides in his promise to even the playing field for more Americans.
2023-09-13 08:28
Political ad spending for 2024 election cycle projected to top $10 billion, breaking records
The 2024 election cycle is projected to be the most expensive to date, with anticipated ad spending of $10.2 billion across all platforms.
2023-09-13 06:54