Month: September 2025
September 19, 2025
Congress
Congressional Black Caucus says resolution honoring Charlie Kirk ‘not about healing’
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus condemned a bipartisan resolution to memorialize conservative organizer Charlie Kirk on Friday, saying the measure validated Kirk’s beliefs, and legitimized “racist, harmful, and...
September 19, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP rejects Democratic funding proposal
Senate Republicans voted Friday to reject a Democratic bill to fund the government past the end of the month in the first of dueling partisan votes on avoiding an...
September 19, 2025
Politics
Florida judge strikes Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times, reporters for being too long
In a scathing four-page order, Tampa US District Judge Steven D. Merryday gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint that "must not exceed" 40 pages in length....
September 19, 2025
Politics
Trump says he and Xi Jinping ‘made progress’ on TikTok deal
Trump has claimed that he and Chinese President Jinping "made progress" on a deal to keep TikTok available in the US -- and announced that he will visit Beijing...
September 19, 2025
Congress
House approves stopgap funding bill, putting shutdown ball in the Senate’s court
Federal funding is due to expire Oct. 1 if Congress can’t find an agreement.
September 19, 2025
Congress
House approves Charlie Kirk resolution on bipartisan vote
The House approved a resolution Friday to honor Charlie Kirk, a week after the conservative activist was assassinated at an event in Utah. Notably, Democratic leaders and nearly 100...
September 19, 2025
Politics
Trump says he told Charlie Kirk ‘you have a good chance at being president’
President Trump recalled telling assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk he had “a good chance of being president” President Trump recalled telling assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk he had “a...
September 19, 2025
Politics
House passes stopgap funding bill in bid to avoid government shutdown at end of month
WASHINGTON — The House narrowly passed a stopgap funding bill on Friday as the government careens toward a shutdown at the end of this month. The measure passed 217-212, with Democratic Rep....
September 19, 2025
Congress
Speaker floats member security funding package in October
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday teased passing a possible member security supplemental package in October, as he’s facing a handful of GOP members still balking over the issue ahead...
September 19, 2025
Congress
House Oversight chair says committee has Epstein files from Treasury
Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Friday his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation...