On Tuesday, the House passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that would fund federal agencies through September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. The sweeping measure, which is divided into two legislative packages, now heads to the
The U.S. government said on Monday the deadline for signing-up for 2020 insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been extended by three days to December 18, in order to accommodate those who experienced issues
Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Monday that a drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan can be expected by the end of the week. Graham said President Donald Trump could reduce U.S. personnel levels by as many as 4,400 troops, from
New York City will have to pay $625,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a mother whose toddler was yanked from her arms by police in a widely seen online video. Jazmine Headley sued the city, alleging
Both the Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game on Saturday, according to school officials. Cadets at
Exit polls showed on Thursday that Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a comfortable majority in Parliament. The result likely paves the way forJohnson to push through Brexit on Jan. 31. It will also finally put a rest
On Thursday, at the 10th and final public impeachment hearing, the House Judiciary Committee moved toward a vote that would send articles of impeachment to the full House floor for a final vote next week. Democrats and
The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle allegations of deceptive advertisement brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The deal,
Over the past two days, two federal courts have issued nationwide orders blocking the Trump administration’s use of $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall along the border of the United States and Mexico,
President Donald Trump and House Democrats struck an agreement to revise a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the agreement at a news conference Tuesday, calling the revised trade pact “a
