Trump: Johnson will ‘easily remain Speaker’ if he takes ‘tough’ action on spending
President-elect Trump on Thursday said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can remain in the leadership role if he is tough on...
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Water bills to rise by £86 on average next year, Ofwat says
Getty ImagesThe typical water bill will rise by an average of £86 from April for a year before easing, the...
House GOP campaign chair makes prediction for 2026 midterms: ‘Going to be on offense’
The returning head of the House Republican campaign committee says President-elect Trump's convincing 2024 White House victory gives the GOP...
SoftBank is making another Trumpy jobs pledge. It’s not clear it delivered the last time.
President-elect Donald Trump is soon to be back in office — and grandiose commitments from CEOs sure look poised to...
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution...
UK considers sending troops to Ukraine to help train its forces
The Ministry of Defence is considering the possibility of sending British troops to Ukraine to help train that country's armed...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to What Happened to the Interim Spending Bill
The 1,547-page interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown is effectively dead. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has all...
Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill
Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP...
The Supreme Court will race to decide whether the government may ban TikTok, in TikTok v. Garland
The Supreme Court issued an unusual order on Wednesday morning, announcing it will hear a case deciding the fate of...
Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House...
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