Saudi crown prince arrives at White House Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House to fanfare and a jet flyover moments ago, as he seeks to further rehabilitate his global image after the brutal 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and deepen ties with Washington. Making his first White House visit in more than […]
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House votes to end longest ever shutdown : NPR
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., leads a news conference with Democratic members of the House of Representatives about health care and the planned vote to end the government shutdown outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025. SAUL LOEB/AFP hide caption toggle caption SAUL LOEB/AFP The House of Representatives has approved a […]
Trump is ‘committed’ to $2,000 tariff dividend payments, White House says
President Donald Trump remains “committed” to sending each American a $2,000 dividend check to be distributed from tariff revenue, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. White House officials are exploring ways to execute the plan put forward by Trump in a social media post over the weekend, Leavitt added, but she did […]
White House explores $2,000 tariff dividend; budget experts are sceptical | Politics News
United States President Donald Trump is committed to providing Americans with $2,000 cheques using money that has come into government coffers from Trump’s tariffs. On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump’s staff is exploring how to go about making the plan a reality. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of […]
House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the “dog that hasn’t barked” and told his former companion Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had “spent hours at my house” with Trump, according to email correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “I want you to realize […]
Video Johnson tells House to begin returning to Washington to start end of shutdown
Johnson tells House to begin returning to Washington to start end of shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke Monday morning about next steps in ending the government shutdown, saying he will call the House back as soon as the Senate passes a government funding bill. November 10, 2025 Source link
Senate Democrats defend breaking ranks to end shutdown as Mike Johnson signals speedy House return – US politics live | US federal government shutdown 2025
‘It’s the opening of an opportunity,’ say Senate Democrats who broke ranks to end government shutdown The eight Democratic and Independent senators who broke ranks with the party to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown – the longest in US history – have defended their decisions amid furor from their party and base. […]
Bessent says no formal White House health care proposal as shutdown drags on
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there is no formal proposal from the White House to defund the Affordable Care Act and instead send money directly to Americans, despite a social media post from President Donald Trump on Saturday promoting such a plan. “The president has also come forward with a new proposal overnight, […]
Nancy Pelosi, first woman to be House speaker, announces retirement
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye as the California Democrat wraps up one of the most consequential legislative careers in U.S. history. “I want you, my fellow San Franciscans, to be the first to know,” Pelosi said […]
White House briefings must provide sign language for deaf Americans : NPR
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in June 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge is ordering the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when President Trump […]