Trump’s pick for NIH director clears first hurdle before final confirmation vote

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted Thursday morning to lead Dr. Jay Batacharya of the National Institutes of Health to advance President Donald Trump's pick. The votes were strictly along the party line, with 12 votes in favor and 11 against 11, but Bhatacharya set sail to the finish line with […]

House GOP tees up final vote on bill to avert shutdown

House Republicans advanced the bill on Tuesday, avoiding government shutdowns at the end of the week and filed a final vote on the law later that day. The Chamber of Commerce voted 216-214 to adopt rules governing the legal debate for Mike Johnson (R-La.)'s ongoing solution. The measure will maintain funding on the government until […]

Senate confirms final Cabinet nominee despite Republican holdouts

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department, Lori Chavez Deremar, confirmed Monday night with bipartisan support in the Senate, completing the president's cabinet. Chavez Deremar was confirmed with a 67-32 vote, with 17 Democrats joining 50 Republicans. Three Senate Republicans opposed the confirmation of Chavez Deremar. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Budd of […]

Final photo of Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished

The newly emerging and last known image of Suddiksha Konanki, a missing University of Pittsburgh student, shows her hugging her male friend while walking with other peers before she disappears in the Dominican Republic. Images taken from surveillance video are the last known photograph of Conanki. Reported by Noticias Sin Tuesday. It shows a 20-year-old […]

NC State fires Kevin Keatts just one year after Final Four run

What is the difference between the year? NC State fired head basketball coach Kevin Keats on Sunday. It has only been one season since 1983 that has featured Wolfpack in its first Final Four. This year, the Wolfpack finished 12-19 and 5-15 at the ACC, meaning they didn't even qualify for the conference tournament. This […]

3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government

The government will close next Saturday morning, unless Congress recovers funding measures by the end of the week and sets up the first big legislative spending battle for President Trump's second term. The speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA.) is set to advance with a stop-gap measurement, also known as Continuous Resolution (CR), which runs on September […]