With the House of Representatives heading towards its summer recess, the House Minority Leader updated the press in his first solo conference since March. On Friday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) explained his worries about the future while addressing issues he believes have been caused by unified Democrat control of Washington
A new report has shed light on how cartels are making billions of dollars a year smuggling migrants across the southern border. According to the New York Times report Monday, cartels are earning an estimated $13 billion annually from the illicit practice.
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 to focus on building its own outpost on the orbit. Russia and the US cooperated in space even at the height of the Cold War, improving US and Soviet relations.
President Joe Biden considers forgiving up to $10,000 of student loan debt as a ploy to appeal to young voters. The pandemic pause on student loan repayments will expire August 31 as the President attempts to extend the freeze until the end of 2022 or by next summer.
The Biden administration is releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) after a failed effort to increase supply from Saudi Arabia. In a statement Tuesday, the White House said the Department of Energy would sell another 20 million barrels of oil from the reserves to stabilize the gas market.
The White House announces President Joe Biden has tested negative for COIVD-19 and his symptoms are almost completely resolved. In a statement Wednesday, Physician to the President Kevin O’Connor said Biden will no longer be subject to isolation after testing negative last night and again Wednesday morning
The Federal Reserve has imposed another big interest rate hike in an effort to tackle runaway inflation. Chairman Jerome Powell announced Wednesday, the Central Bank is raising rates by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point. This is the fourth rate hike in five months, further stoking fears of a recession.
A Brooklyn, New York pastor, known as the “Bling Bling Bishop,” was robbed at gunpoint of the more than $1 million in jewelry he was wearing while delivering Sunday’s sermon. It was all captured on the church’s livestream from that morning.
A Republican super PAC launched a new ad in Wyoming, slamming Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) ahead of the state’s primary election. The 30-second spot titled “Fed Up” was released Tuesday by the Wyoming Values PAC.
The Biden administration deployed Kamala Harris to Indiana as the state becomes the first to hold a special session to discuss abortion laws. On Monday, Hoosier lawmakers discussed a bill that would ban abortions except in cases of rape or incest.