Less than 24 hours after President Trump accepted an “indefinite ceasefire” proposed by Pakistan’s leaders so that Iran’s leaders could “come up with a unified resolution,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran refused to send any negotiator to Islamabad and did not make a single negotiator… Source…
Book challenges reached a record high in 2025, which saw an increase in pressure from political groups and authorities as opposed to parents, as well as new targets in challenging titles. The American Library Association (ALA) found that 4,235 unique titles were challenged in 2025, just barely missing 2023’s record of 4,240 with the “Top…
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) broke ranks Thursday morning and voted against a budget proposal that could set the stage for ending the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Murkowski, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, opposed the budget proposal because it would lay the groundwork for……
Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution during a late-night voting marathon that stretched into Thursday morning, setting the stage for Congress to vote next month on a budget reconciliation package to defund immigration enforcement and reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The motion passed by a vote of 50-48 shortly after 3:30 a.m…. Source…
Four Republican senators voted against an amendment sponsored by Senator John Kennedy (R-La) directing the Senate Rules Committee to find a way to add core elements of the Save America Act to the budget reconciliation package, which could pass with a simple-majority vote next month. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Thom… Source link
Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated an amendment sponsored by Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to create a reserve fund to reduce grocery costs and reverse the estimated $187 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enacted by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Two vulnerable Republican senators – Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)… Source…
The six candidates running for California governor faced off on the debate stage Wednesday, yet the forum may have generated more questions than answers for political observers, as Democrats struggled to unify around a candidate ahead of the June primary. The debate came just weeks after Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who was seen as the…
Three Republican senators broke from the rest of the Senate GOP conference Wednesday night to vote in support of an amendment sponsored by Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to address insurance companies that delay or deny essential medical care. Vulnerable Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined conservative Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in voting……
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted against an amendment sponsored by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (NY) to make a point of order against any future budget reconciliation bill that does not reduce out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans. Schumer introduced a motion to waive the Budget Act in connection with his amendment so that… Source…
The Senate is expected to hold a vote-a-rama on Wednesday night on a budget proposal that will serve as a blueprint for a GOP-only bill they want to use to fund immigration enforcement. That GOP-only bill, which Republicans hope to pass through the budget reconciliation process that bypasses the Democratic filibuster, is part of a…
