Mayors from ‘sanctuary cities’ grilled during House hearing

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City faced a fiery House Oversight Committee during a blockbuster hearing on sanctuary cities on Wednesday.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon...

Mayors from ‘sanctuary cities’ testify before Congress

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City are testifying on Wednesday in front of the House Oversight Committee during a blockbuster hearing on sanctuary cities.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago...

Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowly ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work...

‘Partisan and divisive’: House leadership disagrees on reception of Trump’s joint address

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson appears on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” on March 5, 2025. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) — As Washington sought on Wednesday to make sense of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, House Republicans saw...

In Democratic response, Slotkin says Trump has no credible plan to lower grocery prices

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Delivering the Democrat response to President Trump’s joint address to Congress, Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan accused him of having no credible plan to deal with high grocery and home prices.But she opened her remarks with an...

Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from chamber after outburst during Trump address

by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a dramatic scene only a few minutes into President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday, a longtime Democratic congressman interrupted the speech in an outburst that...