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House passes bills to protect employee benefit plans from politicization

Thursday, September 19 by The Center Square

A package of bills to ensure employee benefits plans prioritize financial well-being over "woke" policies has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. ... Read More.

Poll: Harris yet to flip battleground North Carolina from Trump

Thursday, September 19 by The Center Square

Increasingly and by the slimmest margin, flipping battleground North Carolina from Republican to Democrat in electoral college votes is remaining a significant challenge for Vice President Kamala Harris. ... Read More.

Government shutdown still on after failed House vote

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

A federal government shutdown still looms after the U.S. House failed to pass a stopgap measure before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. ... Read More.

Hawley, Arab American Institute leader spar over antisemitism on college campuses

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

At a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on hate crimes, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, sparred with the executive director of Arab American Institute, Maya Berry,... Read More.

Fed announces cut to federal interest rate, driving stocks up

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were near 0%. ... Read More.

U.S. Senate panel presses for answers from Sea-Tac airport following cyberattack

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Technology, chaired by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., pressed officials from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday about last month’s cyberattack... Read More.

Electric bus program concerns highlighted by oversight subcommittee

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

A U.S. House committee released a staff report outlining the failures in the Biden-Harris and Environmental Protection Agency's Electric School Bus Program. ... Read More.

Poll: 28% of Democrats say U.S. better off if Trump were assassinated

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

More than a quarter of Democrats in a new poll said America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been killed in Sunday's assassination attempt. ... Read More.

Republicans, Democrats at odds over IVF bill

Wednesday, September 18 by The Center Square

Senate Democrats voted Tuesday in favor of S 4445, filed by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-IL, which refers to “reproductive technology treatments or procedures ...' ... Read More.