Month: April 2026
April 30, 2026
Congress
House vote hits 2-hour mark amid revolts
Republican factions are using a budget resolution vote to protest leadership’s move on a separate farm bill and ethanol fight.
April 30, 2026
Politics
Spencer Pratt praised for ‘brilliant’ new ad attacking mayoral rivals
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt's "genius" campaign ad calling out rivals' mansions has gone viral. Reality TV star Spencer Pratt's "genius" campaign ad calling out rivals' mansions has gone...
April 29, 2026
Education
WPLG-Local 10 News wins Broward County Public Schools Partner of the Year Award
Broward County Public Schools celebrated the annual Community Involvement Awards on Tuesday at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center. This year’s theme for the celebration of examples of effective altruism...
April 29, 2026
Congress
The headache that won’t go away for Mike Johnson
House GOP hardliners are driving a tough bargain — a full ban on a central bank digital currency, or bust.
April 29, 2026
Politics
California punts on high-speed rail plan as furor grows over new $231B price tag
The state’s High-Speed Rail Authority board punted a vote Wednesday on its long-awaited business plan — after lawmakers and budget hawks torched it as incomplete, opaque and possibly illegal....
April 29, 2026
Congress
House passes 3-year extension of key spy power
But the bill renewing the Section 702 surveillance law likely cannot pass the Senate without changes.
April 29, 2026
Congress
Senate to seek short-term punt for key surveillance power
Majority Leader John Thune said a House-passed three-year extension can’t pass without changes.
April 29, 2026
Politics
LIRR unions blast MTA over stalled bargaining talks, threaten strike in May: ‘The clock is ticking’
Long Island Rail Road union leaders and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials finally returned to the bargaining table Wednesday after a tense confrontation at an MTA board meeting earlier in...
April 29, 2026
Politics
Trump weighing new strikes, touts ‘genius’ blockade until Iran comes to the table
"The blockade is genius, okay? The blockade has been 100% foolproof," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "The blockade is genius, okay? The blockade has been 100% foolproof," Trump told...
April 29, 2026
Politics
JD Vance rips Tim Walz for taking credit after Trump admin’s Minnesota fraud crackdown
“This is like the arsonist trying to claim credit for the work of the fire department,” Vance said of Walz’s comments about Tuesday’s FBI raids on day care centers in Minnesota. ...