• BBC

    Congress vote averts US government shutdown

    The Senate has agreed to vote for a $1.2tn package that will fund the US

  • In fiscal 2025, bet on Congress or begin to pivot

    John Ferrari and Charles Rahr, in this op-ed, argue that instead of relying on the Hill to bail it out, the Pentagon may need to embrace its true needs and change where it invests.

  • Congress Launches Investigation of UC Berkeley for Antisemitism

    The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced Tuesday that it had launched an inquiry into the University of California Berkeley for antisemitism, adding it to the list of universities being probed.

    • MSNBC

    Congress reaches tentative deal on government funding

    Congressional leaders struck a deal Monday evening on funding the Department of Homeland Security, two sources familiar with the talks said, paving the way for lawmakers to begin processing the remaining spending bills and avert a government shutdown next weekend.

  • Border Battle Pushes Congress Toward a Shutdown

    Yuval RosenbergMarch 18, 2024Congressional lawmakers have until midnight Friday to pass a package of spending bills needed to keep large

  • The Great Resignation hits Congress: Lawmakers quitting, too

    The Great Resignation hits Congress: Lawmakers quitting, too (First column, 7th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Ukraine Aid

    Michael RaineyMarch 15, 2024At an early St. Patrick’s Day event with the Irish prime minister and officials including House Speaker Mike

  • Congress can curtail expensive California transit projects

    While the East Coast and Midwest have plenty of costly federally funded transit projects, the biggest boondoggles are in Northern California. And, unless Congress starts intervening, billions will continue to flow to overbuilt, low-ridership projects in and around San Francisco. For fiscal 2024, the Biden administration budget allocated $500 million to a six-mile extension in San […]

  • How Catholic families can participate in the National Eucharistic Congress

    (OSV News) — This summer’s National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis will provide a “Steubenville conference” experience for teenagers, while parents with children can expect full-family formation in a track designed to engage adults and kids together, according to congress leaders. Planned for July 17-21 at Lucas Oil Stadium and the adjacent Indiana Convention Center, the […] The post How Catholic families can participate in the National Eucharistic Congress first appeared on OSV News.

    • NDTV

    "No Place For Such Language": Congress On Leader's Kangana Ranaut Remarks

    Amid the row over controversial remarks on Kangana Ranaut posted on party leader Supriya Shrinate's social media handle, the Congress on Tuesday said it has always believed there is no place for such language in public discourse and the matter should

  • Congress can’t ban TikTok ‘just in case’

    TikTok is used by around 150 million Americans, including journalists. Photo courtesy of Nordskov Media. Like a bad penny, bills to ban TikTok keep turning up in Congress. We’ve written before about how such proposals are unconstitutional and would enable mass censorship. The newest legislation that would effectively ban the platform, passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives, is no exception.Writing in the Columbia Journalism Review, Freedom of the Press...

  • Beras Hold Fundraiser for David Min Running For Congress

    Photo: From Left: Navneet Chugh, Pallavi Dhawan, hosts Rimal and Tina Bera, Senator David Min, Payal Sawhney, Babulal Bera, and Dr. Rohit Kohli. By Balween Kaur IRVINE, CA – Rimal and Tina Bera on March 23 held a fundraiser for David Min who is running […]