Biden to pick history-making general as next head of Joint Chiefs

by admin | May 24, 2023 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gen. “CQ” Brown, the current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House said Wednesday, elevating...

Where Trump and DeSantis stand on 5 financial issues, including taxes and Social Security

by admin | May 24, 2023 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are headed toward a clash in the 2024 GOP primary race and are already foreshadowing an intense conflict of personalities. Their stances on tax and spending...

Debt ceiling timeline: When are Medicaid, Social Security and other payments in jeopardy

by admin | May 24, 2023 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Image(WASHINGTON) — Unless Washington reaches a deal on the debt ceiling, government payments millions of Americans rely on each month could be in jeopardy in little more than a week. While the deadline politics play out...

McCarthy sends GOP negotiators to White House 8 days before potential default

by admin | May 24, 2023 | Politics

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert potential financial catastrophe as soon as June 1. Shortly before noon,...

Biden calls for end of gun violence ‘epidemic’ a year after Uvalde shooting

by admin | May 24, 2023 | Politics

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, marking one year since the Uvalde school shooting, on Wednesday called on Republicans in Congress to act to end the “epidemic” of gun violence in the United States. Before...