President Joe Biden may be implying that he’s unconcerned about the content of a trove of intelligence documents allegedly leaked by a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman. Still, Rep. Mike Turner said the matter is an issue of grave international regard.
A new bill presented by Democrats would make it illegal for the US Department of Defense to exclude or discriminate against transgender people from military service.
After being stumped by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., during his confirmation hearing last week, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the United States District Court of Colorado has been called unqualified for the position by Republican senators.
With the debt ceiling reached, the United States has begun extraordinary measures to avoid a default. These measures buy Congress five months to approve legislation increasing or suspending the debt limit.
On Friday, the 23rd of December, President Joe Biden signed a short-term measure to keep the government running until the approaching $1.7 trillion budget plan is passed.
This new, short-term bill pushes the deadline for financing to the 30th of December, providing the White House with some breathing room while President Biden prepares to sign the far more expensive funding plan in the following week.
In the discussions over President Biden’s $1.7 trillion omnibus budget, congressional Republicans successfully reduced funds for the Internal Revenue Service.
As Democrats rush to force a vote before the end of the year, Republicans are fighting back against the inclusion of “woke” military policies within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense policy bill. They also intend to work to include provisions that counter “wild” Biden administration policies.
The House Republicans, who will soon take control of the chamber, have already clarified that illegal immigration and border security will be among the first items on their agenda once they assume power early in 2023.
To win re-election in a state where Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden 56% to 41% in 2020, Governor Laura Kelly hopes to reproduce the coalition of Democrats, independents, and defecting Republicans she attracted four years ago. She is using her Republican connections to gain a lead.
In a half-hour speech delivered from Scranton, Pa., Mr. McCarthy seized the themes that President Biden was addressing in a prime-time address. He turned them on their head against Democrats in a remarkable attempt at political jujitsu aimed at muddying the waters about Mr. Trump’s conduct and handling of sensitive government information.