Congress set to extend government shutdown deadline into Trump’s term
With Republicans on cusp of unified control of Washington, Congress appears primed to extend federal funding well into ...
Trump’s victory, GOP Senate win have Democrats racing to confirm judges
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats ...
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Donald Trump Has Two Special Chances to Pass His Campaign Promises
Trump has secured enough Electoral College votes to return to the White House in January, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in critical battleground states. His victory comes after a tumultuous ...
Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking ...
29 City Council members call special meeting to reject Johnson's $300 million property tax increase
The increase would be Chicago's largest in a decade, but alderpersons hope to force the mayor back to the bargaining table to ...
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United States barely avert gov't shutdown, but only for a few months
US President Joseph Biden Thursday signed into law the government funding bill, hours after Congress agreed on it in a last-minute rush to avoid a shutdown. In the absence of a spending bill ...
CT U.S. House members win reelection
U.S. Reps. Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney and Jahana Hayes won reelection to their Congressional district ...
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Mozambique: Post-Election Internet Restrictions Hinder Rights
The Mozambican authorities should immediately end internet restrictions imposed since October 25, 2024, and restore full ...
Americans head to the polls to choose between Harris or Trump
Harris and Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same part of Pennsylvania, at roughly the same time, ...