GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win gavel
WASHINGTON Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel.
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
WASHINGTON The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Cong
Government shutdown threat averted
WASHINGTON The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure
Government shutdown looms as McCarthy’s plan collapses
WASHINGTON House Speaker Kevin McCarthy s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the
Former Trump prosecutor mostly mum before Congress on details of hush-money investigation
WASHINGTON An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan s investigation of former President Donald Trump declined to substantively answer questions at a closed-door deposition Friday of the House Jud
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
WASHINGTON House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden
Colorado Springs reckons with past after gay club shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. When officials unfurled a 25-foot rainbow flag in front of Colorado Springs City Hall this week, people gathered to mourn the victims of a mass shooting at a popular gay club
Parade shooting suspect bought 5 weapons despite threats
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including th
Sturgis bike rally revs back bigger, despite virus variant
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota s Black Hills this week, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to
Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Americans couldn t resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them t