House GOP swerves around conservative opposition for stopgap spending bill

House Republican leaders changed course on a three-month process for considering government funding bills, abandoning plans to move the bill through the normal process after opposition from some on the right threatened to block it. The stopgap measure, which would currently fund the government through Dec. 20, is expected to be introduced in Congress this […]

Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Plastic Bags At Grocery Stores Into Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) speaks onstage with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff (right) during Salesforce.com's Dreamforce in San Francisco, California on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffMonday, September 23, 2024 4:56 p.m. Under a new rule signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday, Californians will […]

New GOP-backed bill would ban aid to Afghanistan to avoid giving US dollars to the Taliban

First appeared on FOX: Republican lawmakers, fearing interference from the Taliban, have introduced a new bill that would cut off all aid to Afghanistan. “The Biden-Harris Administration's disastrous withdrawal has returned the country to Taliban control and found our taxpayer money being used to benefit the Taliban,” Rep. Josh Breacheen (R-Okla.), the bill's sponsor, told […]

Newsom vetoes bill that would let DACA students work at public universities

In another attempt to distance himself from the state's more progressive efforts, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented students at public universities, such as those with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to work on campus. This is the second time this month that Governor Newsom has […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Vote On Bill To Avert Government Shutdown 

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks to the media after voting on a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 18, 2024. (Photo by Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiSunday, September 22, 2024 3:49 PM House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House will vote on a three-month […]

Bill to Strengthen Secret Service Protection Unanimously Passes U.S. House

A bipartisan bill to overhaul and strengthen standards for the U.S. Secret Service following two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump has been passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) legislationPresident Trump signed into law a bill called the “Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024” […]