Tag: Politics
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Hassett: Trump will ‘wait and see’ on pulling federal funding from Mamdani’s NYC
Emily Hallas Washington Examiner The Trump administration is retreating from threats it made to defund New York City should a socialist candidate win its mayoral election. In the days leading up to the November election, President Donald Trump repeatedly vowed he would cut federal funding if then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani secured the victory. However, in the wake of a surprisingly…
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Gov. Jared Polis urged to deny request for Tina Peters’ transfer to federal prison
Attorney General Phil Weiser and Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein are urging Gov. Jared Polis not to grant the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ request to transfer Tina Peters to federal custody. On Thursday, Weiser and Rubinstein sent a letter to Polis, arguing the federal government has “no legal basis” to interfere with Peters’ sentence.…
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Democrats reckon with lofty Obamacare promises after shutdown defeat
Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner Democrats bet big that President Donald Trump would cave to their healthcare demands in a protracted government shutdown fight. Now, they’re facing a reckoning from the party’s base over the miscalculation. The standoff, which centered on expiring Obamacare subsidies, ended up backing congressional Democrats into a corner and disappointing supporters, who expected them to…
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Johnson changes tune on ‘Arctic Frost’ funding bill provision after speaking to Thune
Jenny Goldsberry Washington Examiner House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) changed his opinion on the surprise provision added to his clean continuing resolution that allows senators to sue the federal government for surveilling them without their knowledge. Johnson appeared on Fox News Sunday following a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). The pair previously disagreed on the last-minute addition as a source…
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Grijalva to be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving way for an Epstein files vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late father. Grijalva’s swearing-in is expected to be among the first actions…
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Trump admin orders states to undo full SNAP payouts after Supreme Court ruling
Emily Hallas Washington Examiner The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to “undo” certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments recently sent out to beneficiaries. The Department of Agriculture issued the Saturday memo in response to a Supreme Court ruling released Friday evening that stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to deliver full SNAP payments on hold while the matter…
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Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving the way to fund operations through late January. In a test vote that is the…
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Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving the way to fund operations through late January. In a test vote that is the…
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Shutdown enters 40th day with flights snarled nationwide
Rachel Schilke Washington Examiner The government shutdown hit its 40th day on Sunday as the Senate prepared to reconvene for day two of its rare weekend session to try to move the needle as lawmakers sounded the alarm on rising disruptions to flights and beneficiary programs. The Senate was set to meet Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., with Republicans scheduled to…
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Trump administration ‘working on’ 50-year mortgage to boost housing affordability
Zach LaChance Washington Examiner Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced on Saturday that his agency is actively working to introduce a 50-year mortgage term, a move that comes as President Donald Trump is grappling with the public’s concerns about affordability. Trump recently blasted the issue of affordability as a “con job” after Republicans suffered widespread…