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House rejects measure to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett over Epstein ‘coordination’
The House voted Tuesday night to reject a GOP-led effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett for “inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing” in 2019. The 209-214 vote failed as three Republicans joined all Democrats in opposition and another three Republicans voted “present.” The censure resolution also would have removed…
Read MoreBipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns
The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns. The bill proposes funding salaries, operating expenses and other Federal Aviation Administration programs…
Read MoreTwo men charged with ramming ICE, Border Patrol in Charlotte
Two men face charges in North Carolina after authorities say they used their vehicles to ram into ICE and Border Patrol agents who were taking part in President Trump’s latest immigration surge in Charlotte. One man, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez, told agents he was part of a private social media network that attempts to track…
Read MoreFederal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency’s supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her predecessor. In a set of sweeping changes, the principles call for bank examiners to focus on material financial risks and to “not become distracted…
Read MoreWhat would have been the most restrictive abortion bill in the U.S. stalls in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization has stalled after failing to get out a legislative subcommittee Tuesday. Four of the six Republicans on the subcommittee refused to vote on…
Read MoreDemocratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy ‘illegal orders’ from Trump administration
A band of Democratic lawmakers is urging members of the U.S. military to defy orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if the orders are illegal. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Democrat, posted a video Tuesday on X with half a dozen other members of Congress who have either military or intelligence backgrounds, telling…
Read MoreWho is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?
WASHINGTON — Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote Tuesday to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in the end, one lawmaker stood alone in opposition: Republican Rep. Clay Higgins. Higgins, who is in his fifth term representing…
Read MoreAppeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their carbon emissions can stay in place for now, the court…
Read MoreSouth Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Tuesday he is joining the crowded Republican race for governor next June. He’s seeking a full term after taking over the state’s top office in January when former Gov. Kristi Noem joined the Trump administration as Homeland Security secretary. Rhoden spent six years as lieutenant…
Read MoreDemocrats squirm amid mounting evidence of the party’s Epstein connections
Donald Trump’s name appears frequently in the latest batch of Epstein files made public by Congress, but it was Democrats who befriended the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, emails show, and the party is now dodging questions about its members’ involvement. Democrats avoided explaining why members of their party, including a top leader, were…
Read MoreMayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal agents will expand their North Carolina immigration crackdown to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state capital said, as Border Patrol officers carried on with their sweep of the state’s largest city, Charlotte. Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she did not know how large the operation…
Read MoreEducation Department to offload grant programs as Trump works to close it
The Department of Education announced it will offload billions of dollars in grant programs to other federal agencies, moving the Trump administration closer to its goal of shuttering the department. Officials said Tuesday that they had signed agreements empowering the Labor Department to administer most K-12 and higher education grants and the State Department to…
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