By MELISSA GOLDIN President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that included multiple false claims. The X owner, an unelected figure, not only … Read more
The White House expects to pull back unfinished rules across several agencies if there isn’t enough time to finalize them before Trump takes office. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 20, 2024 at 12:15 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that a provision raising or suspending the nation’s debt limit — something that his own party routinely resists … Read more
By MEG KINNARD Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays. Republicans abandoned a bipartisan plan Wednesday … Read more
First lady Jill Biden, center, is joined by Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, left, and Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers , right, during a virtual thank you event for educators with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House … Read more
Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, it could upend the economies of states where farming and other food-related industries are crucial — and where labor shortages abound. Immigrants make up about two-thirds of the nation’s crop farmworkers, according to the U.S. Department … Read more
By MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month’s election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in … Read more
By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman. Pelosi, 84, was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Her spokesman, Ian … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump continued his hit parade of political appointments for extended family, Fox News alums, and other assorted goobers Wednesday night on Truth Social, announcing Kari Lake as his pick for director of Voice of America, the government-funded international news outlet. There’s just one (several) tiny (significant) problem(s): The VOA, which is part of … Read more
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. The incoming president posted on social media that he met Harold Daggett, the president … Read more
