J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. The bills easily passed with a vote of 339-85 with more Democrats backing it than Republicans. The funding package now heads toRead More →
WPVI (PHILADELPHIA) — At least seven people were hurt in a mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, according to Philadelphia police. The victims are believed to be juveniles, police said. Their conditions are not clear, police said. A SEPTA bus was “caught in crossfire,”Read More →
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is pursuing a “deluded fantasy” case against former President Donald Trump by tying a hush payment to an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election, defense attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday. “The People mustRead More →
Pool via ABC News (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Prosecutors told jurors that “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez “repeatedly” failed to maintain proper firearm safety and that her negligence led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while the defense countered that the 26-year-old is a “convenient scapegoat” during closing arguments inRead More →
Grant Baldwin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, having failed to win any notable traction among voters with his message that the party needs a younger nominee. “I’m going to suspend my campaign, and IRead More →
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Any voter who listened to a stump speech from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during her primary campaign against Donald Trump — which she just ended — was likely to hear a variation of one message: The former president can’t win in November becauseRead More →
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote on a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. Lawmakers are facing pressure with a pair of upcoming shutdown deadlines on March 8 andRead More →
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, Sc.) — Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is ending her presidential campaign, though stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump. “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve received from all across our great country,” Haley said from Charleston, South Carolina. “But theRead More →
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee forRead More →
Jason Redmond/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Boeing has not fully cooperated with the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. “Boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerousRead More →
