In the past, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R). KY Assuming that, like last time, both parties generally support another continuing resolution to kick the proverbial can down the road to their future selves, the next catastrophe to avert would be defaulting on the national debt.
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The Department of Defense (DoD) has formally opened bidding among the big names of Silicon Valley for a contract involving Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC). Amazon Web Service (AWS), Google, Microsoft and Oracle have all been named as candidates.
Even though McCarthy prevented a vote on Thursday evening as expected, House Dems called the House to order, and a vote was held Friday morning. The nearly $2 trillion dollar spending bill was passed in the House by a measure of 220 - 213.
On Tuesday, House Republicans released an October 20 FBI internal memo which revealed that the FBI had instructed agents to apply a "threat tag" to all investigations or threat assessments directed specifically at education officials.
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On Thursday evening, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) held the floor of the House for over eight hours as he lambasted the possible effects of the Build Back Better Bill. In fact, his speech did not concluded until the wee hours of Friday morning.
During her speech on Wednesday, Boebert reminded fellow House colleagues about Swalwell's past relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, Christine Fang. Fang is suspected of carrying out espionage for the Chinese government, and her nickname in these circles is "Fang Fang."
The former advisor of former President Donald Trump Steve Bannon has recently been indicted for contempt of Congress. He will now face criminal charges after a recent deposition.
For months, Capitol Hill has been debating the passage of both the Infrastructure bill and the Biden Build Back Better Spending plan. Democratic moderates Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have shown a lack of support for the spending bill, while in the House, members of the Progressive Caucus have vowed not to vote for the infrastructure bill unless it was tied to passage of the Build Back Better spending plan.
On Monday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a statement that has left conservatives reeling. Initially, Buttigieg, who drew criticism amid the supply chain crisis when the public learned he had been on family leave for two months, made a comment along the lines that "racism" was built into the nation's highways.
Consumers are already upset over the skyrocketing fuel prices; however, on Monday, talk regarding possibly shutting down yet another pipeline fueled even more concern regarding the economy at this time. Politico originally released a story stating that the Biden Administration "is currently exploring the possibility of taking action to terminate the operation of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline."
Joe Biden was sworn into the office of President of the United States on January 20, 2021. He is the 46th and current president of the United States. Biden was a Senator representing the state of Delaware for nearly four decades.
Within the last two months, John Durham's investigation into the Steele dossier, the FISA warrants issued as a result of said documents, and the behavior of certain government officials has netted some high-profile indictments. Some individuals feel as if they have been vindicated, including members of the Trump family and individuals such as Carter Page.
On Monday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin held a press conference where he addressed the infrastructure bill and the Biden spending bill which seem to be at a standstill on Capitol Hill.
The Department of Homeland Security, under the direction of DHS Secretary Alexander Mayorkus, knew as early as July that a huge wave of Haitian migrants was headed to the United States' Southern border.
