• Sat. Sep 23rd, 2023

McCarthy works through weekend but no progress on short-term fix with just one week until shutdown

CNN  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making…

Latest wave of migrants at US-Mexico border puts Biden under renewed pressure

CNN  —  A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border has placed immense pressure on federal resources and tested President Joe Biden’s border policies only months after going into…

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000

CNN  —  New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged on Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are…

Eric Johnson: Dallas mayor switches parties to join GOP

Washington CNN  —  Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching parties and will serve as a Republican-affiliated mayor of the blue-leaning city. While the Dallas mayoral office…

Republican candidates face winnowing stage with next debate

CNN  —  The second Republican presidential debate in California next week will mark a new phase in the primary contest: Some candidates will start to feel a new level of…

Inside the crucial final hours as American diplomats tackled last minute obstacles to bring five Americans imprisoned in Iran home

CNN  —  In the final hours as the United States closed in on a controversial but historic deal to bring five Americans deemed wrongfully detained in Iran home, Iranian officials…

Senate confirms Army chief of staff and Marine Corps commandant after monthslong Tuberville hold

CNN  —  The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Gen. Randy George to be chief of staff of the Army and Gen. Eric Smith to be commandant of the Marine…

Pilot makes history after landing on top of a 56-story hotel

Pilot makes history after landing on top of a 56-story hotel Polish pilot Lukasz Czepiela made history after landing a plane on a helipad at the top of a 56-story…

Trump is not invincible in Republican race — but still lacks a single strong challenger

CNN  —  All hope is not dead for Donald Trump’s Republican rivals, but anyone seeking to emerge as a genuine challenger must soon begin to coalesce opposition to the ex-president…

‘Barry’ season 4 review: Bill Hader keeps taking wild chances as the show takes a whack at its farewell season

CNN  —  “Barry” has taken chances from the very beginning, which is certainly true of a fourth and final season that picks up where the third left off, with its…