Justices to Hear Major Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution, potentially setting the stage for a ruling that could for the first time impose limits on a practice that has helped define American politics since the […]
Senate Democrats Try to Gum Up Works Over Affordable Care Act Repeal Democrats vowed on Monday to slow work in the Senate to a crawl to protest the secrecy surrounding the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, as Republican leaders raced to prepare a bill for […]
Death toll in London tower block fire rises to 79 The death toll in the fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, and the government said it was working to get a public inquiry into the disaster up and running […]
An hour passed before Japan authorities were notified of Fitzgerald collision Nearly an hour elapsed before a Philippine-flagged container ship reported a collision with a U.S. warship, the Japanese coastguard said on Monday, as investigations began into the accident in which seven U.S. sailors were killed. The U.S. Navy confirmed […]
GOP considers cancelling August recess to salvage agenda Alarmed by the stalemate on healthcare reform, lack of progress on tax reform and appropriations bills that are far behind schedule, Republican lawmakers across Congress are increasingly willing to consider cancelling the month-long August recess. Senate Republican negotiators reported that they are […]
Israel trip calms some D.C. tensions A number of former top Trump campaign officials and prominent Democrats say that their trip last week to Israel helped them dial down the bitter partisanship of current-day Washington. Trump campaign alumni Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, former Obama White House deputy press secretary […]
Bachelor in Paradise Stars Evan Bass and Carly Waddell Marry In Mexico There’s some positive news amongst all the current controversy surrounding Bachelor in Paradise. Season 3 stars Evan Bass and Carly Waddell have gotten married on a beach near Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, according to E! News. They are the […]
Boeing sees strong interest in potential new 737 model Boeing sees strong interest in potential new 737 model:- Boeing (BA.N) has received strong interest in a potential new member of its best-selling 737 aircraft range, the planemaker’s new commercial chief said on Sunday. Boeing is expected to launch the 190-230 […]
Google tightens measures to remove extremist content on YouTube Alphabet Inc’s Google will implement more measures to identify and remove terrorist or violent extremist content on its video sharing platform YouTube, the company said in a blog post on Sunday. Google said it would take a tougher position on videos […]
U.S. bank investors hope Fed stress test results lead to big payouts Investors are hoping the Federal Reserve will allow big U.S. banks to put an estimated $150 billion in idle capital toward stock buybacks, dividends and profit-boosting investments in the coming weeks after conducting a regular examination of financial […]
