President Donald Trump agreed to meet with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday ahead of the looming government shutdown.
Read More Trump agrees to meet with Schumer and Jeffries as government shutdown looms
Following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last month, North Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at ending cashless bail for violent offenses — citing the need to strengthen public safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.
Read More N.C. lawmakers work to eliminate cashless bail with ‘Iryna’s law,’ following gruesome train stabbing caught on camera
The Senate has failed to pass a House-approved continuing resolution intended to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown. While most Senate Democrats voted against the measure due to policy disagreements, one Democrat joined the Republicans in support.
Read More Senate fails to pass CR, Sen. Fetterman only Dem to side with GOP
The Senate has confirmed Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) days before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Read More Mike Waltz confirmed as Trump’s ambassador to the UN after months of delays
President Donald Trump announced that he will sign an executive order requiring voters to present identification in all U.S. elections, while also largely eliminating mail-in voting.
Read More Trump to sign executive order mandating voter ID: ‘NO EXCEPTIONS’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.
Read More Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input