David Amess, a member of the U.K. Parliament, has died after being stabbed multiple times. The attack happened at the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, in the southeast of England.
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Joe Manchin voted to advance the $3.5 trillion budget bill — now he says Democrats should press pause
Joe Manchin called for Democrats to "pause" their consideration of a $3.5 trillion spending bill, though he did not rule out voting for a smaller package. Democrats are trying to
Continue reading »Supreme Court refuses to block restrictive Texas abortion law in 5-4 decision
Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three Democratic appointees, Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, dissented. The law, which went into effect after midnight in Texas on
Continue reading »U.S. airstrike targets Islamic State in Afghanistan in retaliation for deadly Kabul airport attack
U.S. Central Command said the U.S. conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State member in Nangahar believed to be involved in planning attacks against the U.S. in Kabul. The
Continue reading »Trump lawyers ask judge to block release of tax returns to Congress after Biden DOJ orders IRS to do so
Trump's lawyers argued that the House Ways and Means Committee is seeking the returns merely to look for embarrassing information. The expected move came nearly a week after the DOJ's
Continue reading »Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer kept off field for at least 7 more days due to sex crime probe
Major League Baseball extended the administrative leave of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for at least another seven days as police continue investigating allegations that he sexually assaulted a
Continue reading »Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin denied new trial hours before sentencing in murder of George Floyd
A Minnesota judge rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. The denial came hours before the judge is due to sentence Chauvin for the
Continue reading »Bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal would cost about $1 trillion
A group of 10 Democratic and Republican senators put forward an infrastructure plan that would cost roughly $1 trillion. The White House is assessing the framework and has questions both
Continue reading »Bipartisan Senate group reaches infrastructure deal without tax hikes — but leaders still need to sign off
A group of 10 Democratic and Republican senators reached an agreement on infrastructure that would not hike taxes. They will still need to win enough support within both parties and
Continue reading »Biden to resume infrastructure talks with key Republican Capito on Wednesday
President Joe Biden will meet with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Wednesday to discuss a potential infrastructure compromise. The sides are still struggling to agree on what should go
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