House votes down Speaker Johnson’s funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches

by admin | Sep 19, 2024 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.The measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin. Three Democrats voted...

Vance kept up false claims about Haitian migrants after aide was told they were baseless

by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | Politics

Allison Joyce/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — An aide to Ohio Sen. JD Vance was informed by a top Springfield, Ohio, official earlier this month that claims about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs were false but the vice presidential nominee went ahead with...

Teamsters union opts to not endorse any presidential candidate

by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | Politics

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the most prominent and influential unions in the country, said Wednesday it will not endorse any presidential candidate this year.The...

Speaker Johnson’s funding plan expected to fail as shutdown deadline approaches

by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday will forge ahead with a vote on his government funding plan despite it being expected to fail.”We’ll see what happens with the bill,” Johnson told reporters....

Trump to hold Long Island rally in effort to court New Yorkers

by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | Politics

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s efforts to appeal to New York, a blue state, continue with a large-scale rally in Long Island on Wednesday — Trump’s second rally in the state on top of the...