WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those to the Supreme Court ...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans. With the ...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as a candidate to be Donald Trump’s running mate, delivered a speech before Israel’s parliament on Sunday in which she criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza. Stefanik, the fourth highest-ranked ...
WASHINGTON — The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. Seeking to discourage Israel ...
U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand is pushing for the leaders in her chamber to reject a cut to grant programs for fire departments after cut in this year’s federal budget, as Congress begins work on 2025 federal budget. On Wednesday, Gillibrand sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations ...
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was the 165th most bipartisan member of Congress last year, according to an index report released Tuesday by the Lugar Center, a nonpartisan policy think tank in D.C. The center is a project within the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, founded ...