Senate GOP blocks last-ditch votes on Biden finance nominees
The outgoing chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is focused on trying to confirm two key appointees of the Biden administration in the days before the Senate adjourns for the year. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who lost re-election last month, said the Banking Committee voted to keep Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on […]
TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort to continue operating in the United States on Monday, filing a law aimed at forcing China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the short video app by January 19. They asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block the decision. Prohibited. TikTok and ByteDance file emergency request with judge to halt impending […]
Biden admin’s last-ditch pitch for more foreign funding
President Joe Biden's administration has reportedly made a last-minute push for aid to Ukraine in the next government spending bill, which Congress must pass by Dec. 20. In late November, the Office of Management and Budget sent a request to Congress asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in emergency funding for weapons and […]
Pro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support
Pro-Ukrainian lawmakers from both parties are working to pass key provisions for U.S. aid to Kiev by January, an aid that is under threat from the transition to the Trump administration and full Republican control of Congress. This is an effort to protect. If enacted, the Standing with Ukraine Act would require the president to […]
Biden loosens immigration restrictions ahead second Trump term: ‘last-ditch effort’
The Biden administration will ease some key immigration restrictions ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term, opening the door to thousands more illegal immigrants. President Trump has declared a national emergency and threatened to use military assets to carry out mass deportations. But the Biden administration is taking steps to make President Trump's plans for […]
Harris’ desperate, last-ditch effort to win over voters? Recycle tired Trump-Hitler narrative
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a last-minute addition to her schedule Wednesday afternoon to give a speech outside the vice president's residence. Although the White House announcement did not specify the topic in advance, it was clear from Harris' opening remarks that the sole purpose of the speech was to slam her opponent, former […]
Harris makes last-ditch appeal to disenchanted Republicans
Vice President Harris and her allies are making a last-ditch effort to strip Republican support from former President Trump in the final stages of the election. Harris rallied with a number of prominent Republicans in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday, telling her party's voters: “There is a place for you in this campaign.” […]
Michigan Democrats pass law to unionize family caregivers in last-ditch power play before election
DETROIT — Michigan Democrats passed a “dues-skimming” law to unionize caregivers with less than a month until Election Day, potentially setting the stage for them to take control of the Great Lakes state in 2025. This shows that the party recognizes that there is a gender bias. Michigan's full House of Representatives will be up […]
Texas death row inmate’s lawyer says ‘there was no crime’ as she makes last-ditch effort to save his life
Exclusive: A Texas death row inmate is scheduled to be executed next week after being found guilty of murdering his 2-year-old daughter in 2002, but his lawyer insists not only is his client innocent, but also who is responsible for the girl's death. He claims that there is no such thing. Robert Roberson is scheduled […]
North Dakota teen’s runaway car speeds up to 120 mph before trooper’s daring rescue in ‘last-ditch’ plan to avoid horrifying disaster
Sam Dutcher had just finished an errand when his 18-year-old Honda Pilot suddenly started accelerating, even though he wasn't pressing the gas pedal. With no brakes and no way to shift into neutral, the out-of-control SUV sped into the western Minnesota countryside with no way to stop. “I floored the brakes,” Dutcher said Thursday, but […]