Top DHS official on how his background informs his mission: Dismantling drug cartels

by admin | May 28, 2023 | Politics

Leigh Vogel/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Deputy Homeland Security Secretary John Tien, a 24-year Army vet, now finds himself with a new challenge, handed down by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas specifically because of his background: defeating,...

McCarthy defends debt ceiling deal, predicts Democrats will join GOP in passing it to avert default

by admin | May 28, 2023 | Politics

Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan majority of Congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avert a historic default that could upend the economy while enforcing some limits on...

McCarthy announces tentative debt limit deal with White House

by admin | May 28, 2023 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced at a brief presser on Saturday night that House Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s debt limit, ending a monthslong...

Treasury extends potential debt default deadline to June 5

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday issued a new letter to Congress stating the government won’t begin to run out of money to pay its bills until June 5 — slightly later than the agency’s previous...

McCarthy says negotiators ‘made progress’ but no deal as default deadline nears

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With potential default just six days away, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy arrived at the Capitol Friday telling reporters he remained optimistic despite no deal in hand. McCarthy said negotiators “made progress”...

DeSantis campaign rakes in $8.2 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential launch

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — What started as a rocky presidential campaign launch marred with technical issues ended with a massive roll-in of cash for the first 24 hours of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign. DeSantis raised...