“We don’t need to give in to Republican extortion or default,” the House progressives asserted. “The Constitution grants the president another option.” After GOP House negotiators bailed on U.S. debt ceiling talks on Friday, around two-thirds of the Congressional Progressive Caucus urged President Joe Biden to “invoke his constitutional authority granted in the 14th Amendment” in order […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has confirmed another Russian military aircraft was tracked while operating near the U.S. state of Alaska on Monday, the second such incident in less than a week. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that it had “detected and tracked” one Russian military aircraft while it was operating in the Alaska […]
“The American people expect their elected representatives to hold their colleagues to a higher ethical standard and punish those who violate the public’s trust,” said Stand Up America’s Brett Edkins. The progressive advocacy group Stand Up American on Wednesday blasted Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for declining to expel GOP Congressman George Santos […]
U.S. President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top congressional leaders appeared no closer Tuesday to a deal aimed at reaching agreement on raising the country’s debt ceiling so the government can borrow more to pay its existing obligations. The impasse comes amid dire warnings from the U.S. Treasury that a default could […]