Pelosi expecting House vote on Senate gun bill before the weekend
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that she expects the Senate to pass its new gun-reform package in time for the House to take it up before the weekend. Senate Democrats started the clock on the legislation Tuesday night with a procedural vote that sets the stage for the upper chamber to approve the bill later in the week, though the exact timing remains unclear. With the House scheduled to leave Washington on Friday for a long, two-week July Fourth recess,
Read MoreAmerican Airlines to drop service to fourth city in September
American Airlines will drop service to Dubuque, Iowa beginning on Sept. 7, ending flights for the regional airport’s sole commercial airline. The move adds a fourth city to the list of recent pullbacks by American Airlines as the company grapples with a pilot shortage, with the airline previously saying it will also drop service to Toledo, Ohio; Ithaca, N.Y.; and Islip, N.Y. following the Labor Day weekend. American informed the Io
Read MoreMcCarthy and Scalise to vote against Senate gun deal
The top two Republicans in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), plan to vote against the Senate’s bipartisan gun bill. McCarthy and Scalise told House Republican members during a House GOP conference meeting Wednesday that they plan to vote against the bill, GOP leadership staff said. House GOP leaders have not said whether they will formally whip against the bill and ask its members to vote no. Their position is a break from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who was one of
Read MoreKraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name — yet again
(NEXSTAR) – Kraft Macaroni and Cheese will no longer be known as “Kraft Macaroni and Cheese,” but rather the shortened, more colloquial “Kraft Mac & Cheese.” Kraft announced the arguably negligible change Wednesday morning, explaining that the new name is meant to “reflect the way fans organically talk about the brand.” Along with its new name, Kraft Mac & Cheese is also getting modest updates to its signature “blue boxes,” which will now feature only a “single-color hue of blue” rather than the light-blue-to-dark-blue gradient that its “Macaroni and Cheese” boxe
Engaging the Saudis does not require Biden to forego our concern for human rights
American presidents wrestle with how to balance interests and values in our foreign policy. Internationally, we have long stood for democratic principles and the protection of human rights. Yet, we have also long maintained close relations with states that have been violators of human rights and are not democracies. Our presidents have to make choices and set priorities — and those choices, oftentimes, seemingly elevate interests over values. No one would question whether Jimmy Carter made human rights a centerpiece of his foreign policy. Yet, he maintained strong supp
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