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US Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook on January 21

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear arguments on January 21 in President Donald Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a move without precedent that challenges the central bank's independence. The justices said in October ...
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House set to vote on ending government shutdown

(WASHINGTON) -- The House will be in session on Wednesday for the first time in 54 days, with all eyes on a vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.The House is expected to hold first votes shortly after 5 p.m. ET ...
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Democrats push for release of all Epstein files; GOP says Dems trying to ‘slander’ Trump

(WASHINGTON) -- Reactions are pouring in from Capitol Hill after House Democrats released correspondence from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in which he wrote that President Donald Trump "spent hours at my house" with an alleged victim.The emails, written in 2011 to Epstein accomplice Ghislaine ...
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South Carolina lawmakers not only lose raise but also $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled state lawmakers improperly gave themselves a $1,500 a month raise in a ruling that also will end up cutting the pay of legislators by thousands of dollars. The justices ruled unanimously Wednesday that the money ...
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Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans enters the Kentucky Senate race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Longtime thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans on Wednesday entered the Kentucky campaign to succeed Republican Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate, portraying himself as an independent Democrat willing to cut through "partisan nonsense" and tackle trade, health care and immigration. Romans criticized ...
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US airline flight cancellations fall as air traffic absences shrink

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. flight cancellations have fallen sharply over the last day as air traffic control absences have shrunk just hours before the House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill Wednesday to end a record-setting government shutdown. Airlines in the United States ...
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JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, announces 2026 run for Nadler’s seat in Congress

(WASHINGTON) -- Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced late Tuesday that he would run for Congress in 2026. Schlossberg, 32, said he would seek a seat representing New York's 12th congressional district, which is held by Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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Rep-elect Grijalva to be sworn in, 7 weeks after special election victory

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson will swear in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva -- who won a special election seven weeks ago -- before the House government funding vote set for Wednesday.Johnson has previously said he'll swear in Grijalva -- who won her special election ...
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House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump

(WASHINGTON) -- Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the "dog that hasn't barked" and told his former companion Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had "spent hours at my house" with Trump, according to email correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on ...
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Exclusive-Democratic-led states are inadvertently sharing drivers’ data with ICE, officials say

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic-led states are inadvertently making their drivers' data available to U.S. immigration authorities through a little-understood digital loophole, a group of lawmakers said Wednesday. In letters released Wednesday, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and 39 other Democratic lawmakers urged like-minded governors to ...
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Grijalva will be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late ...
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Jack Schlossberg, grandson of JFK, to run for US Congress, New York Times says

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Jack Schlossberg, grandson of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, plans to run for Congress next year, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, continuing the legacy of one of America's most storied and tragedy-stricken political families. Schlossberg, 32, son of ...
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