White House inexplicably trots out ‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill at press briefing
The White House kicked off the daily press briefing with an appearance by “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Tag: House
Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan
Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap for more than 200 guests who are expected to attend a swanky White House state dinner on Wednesday to celebrate the relationship between the United States and Japan. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...House lawmakers seek Biden’s public testimony in corruption probe
House lawmakers on Thursday asked President Biden to testify next month at a public hearing about his involvement in a string of family business deals that witnesses say he helped secure by wielding his powerful position. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...White House blasts new ban on flying BLM, gay pride flags at embassies
President Biden signed a $ 1.2 trillion spending bill into law Saturday but not without regrets, as the White House blasted a provision tucked inside the legislation that will prevent his State Department from flying Black Lives Matter or gay pride flags at foreign embassies. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...USPS unions, top House Democrat back bill setting harsher sentences for robbing letter carriers
Ryan Pierani remembers getting robbed when he used to deliver pizzas. But he never expected to be robbed on the job while delivering mail and packages, as a letter carrier for the Postal Service. “When you carry cash on you, you always expect to be robbed,” Pierani, now a letter carrier in Cincinnati, Ohio, said in an interview Wednesday. “You have to be on high alert, and it happens here and there.” But Pierani wasn’t on guard, when a young man approached his USPS-marked delivery van in January 2022. He…
Read More...The House approves a short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in the day. The short-term extension is the fourth in recent months, and many lawmakers expect it to be the last for the current fiscal year, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said that negotiators had…
Read More...