Republicans have strongly rejected the president’s calls since his first term, arguing that the rule requiring 60 votes to overcome any objections in the Senate is vital to the institution.
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Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza.
Hamas was still considering its response to President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the nearly two-year war on Thursday.
The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded.
Pete Carroll could be just about anywhere, doing nearly anything that comes to mind, after accomplishing so much as a championship-winning coach in college and the NFL, the multimillion-dollar contracts he received as reward for such efforts.
The compact, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, asks universities to accept the government’s definition of gender and apply it to campus bathrooms, locker rooms and women’s sports teams.
The Metropolitan Police in London, who lead counter-terrorism policing operations, declared the rampage a terrorist attack.
The House Oversight Committee publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Investors seemed to interpret the ruling as a light slap on the wrist for Google, as the stock price of its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., surged nearly 3% in extended trading.
The president has already sent National Guard troops into Washington and federalized the police force in the nation’s capital.
Las Vegas and other tourism hot spots in the U.S. have been welcoming fewer international visitors, and analysts warn that decline may linger into the future.
The order comes after California sued, saying the troops sent to Los Angeles over the summer were violating a law that prohibits military enforcement of domestic laws.
He stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Some Republicans are likely to balk at being asked to rubber stamp the Senate bill less than 24 hours after passage, having had little time to read or absorb the changes that were made.