Senate Democrats unveil sweeping funding bills, teeing up showdown with Republicans
Senate Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation outlining their plans to fund the government for the coming fiscal year, and Republicans are already drawing battle lines around their non-starters on abortion and other “poison pills.” The mammoth package, which consists of all 12 annual appropriation bills, would provide $653 billion in non-defense discretionary spending, up 10.1 percent from the current fiscal year, as well as $850 billion in defense discretionary spending, which is 8.7 percent higher than fiscal 2022. Packed into the package includes ambitious plans to a
Read MoreNaomi Biden announces that her wedding will be on White House South Lawn
President Biden’s granddaughter says her wedding this fall at the White House will take place on the South Lawn. “We have finally figured out where the ceremony will be,” Naomi Biden wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “And much to the relief of Secret Service and with the dogs’ endorsement…we’ll be getting married on the South Lawn!” Biden, 28, said. Jill Biden’s communications director announced earlier this yea
Read MoreWhelan's brother sees 'a little bit of hope' after prisoner swap offer
The brother of the former U.S. Marine held in Russia for the last three years said the family has “a little bit of hope” following talks of a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap. The swap would reportedly trade a Russian arms trafficker for detained U.S. citizens Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, though the State Department hasn't shared details. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set
Read MoreChinese courts are deciding key patent cases — the US and its allies should be wary
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), in the bipartisan Defending American Courts Act advanced earlier this year, are right to express concern over China’s courts.
Read MoreLGBTQ+ youth experiencing trauma symptoms face greater suicide risk, research shows
Story at a glance LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than non-LGBTQ+ young people to report high levels of trauma symptoms, according to a report published Thursday by The Trevor Project. About 25 percent of LGBTQ+ youth that reported high levels of trauma also reported a past-year suicide attempt, according to the report. Disproportionate
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