#GOP border showdown looms between Senate, House

#GOP border showdown looms between Senate, House

The Senate is poised for a border showdown with the House as it gets ready to move ahead with legislation, despite Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) warning that it is likely dead on arrival in the lower chamber. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his allies aren’t ignoring Johnson, but they’re betting if the legislation…

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#Trump rips UAW president: ‘Get rid of this dope’

#Trump rips UAW president: ‘Get rid of this dope’

Former President Trump on Sunday dug into United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain for his endorsement of President Biden, arguing the UAW leader does not “understand” the future of the automobile industry. Trump, in a Truth Social post on Sunday, said he watched Fain’s interview with CBS News’s “Face the Nation” earlier in the day,…

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#Remaining victims of deadly Maui wildfires identified

#Remaining victims of deadly Maui wildfires identified

The remaining of the 100 known victims of the deadly wildfires in Lahaina, Maui late last year were identified Friday by Hawaiian officials. Lydia Coloma, 70, who also lost her husband, sister and other family members in the fire, was identified by Maui police due to the context of where remains were found, according to…

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#Ukraine running low on ammunition without US aid, Pentagon says

#Ukraine running low on ammunition without US aid, Pentagon says

Ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition in their fight against Russia, with Moscow using that shortfall as a chance to probe weaknesses in Kyiv’s military, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday.   With U.S. military assistance to Ukraine dried up as of December — a symptom of Congress being unable to pass President Biden’s emergency funding request for the embattled country — officials there “believe that units do not have…

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#Federal judge blocks .8B merger of Spirit, JetBlue

#Federal judge blocks $3.8B merger of Spirit, JetBlue

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked JetBlue Airways’ proposed $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, arguing it would reduce competition and hurt consumers. In a court filing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Young said the acquisition, which would have made JetBlue the fifth-largest airline, would “substantially lessen competition” in violation of the Clayton Act, which…

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#Ramaswamy brushes off Trump campaign attacks

#Ramaswamy brushes off Trump campaign attacks

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy brushed off recent attacks from former President Trump, saying he thinks they came from his advisers rather than the candidate himself.  Ramaswamy said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill” on Monday, the day of the Iowa presidential caucuses, that the attacks likely are the result of a late “surge”…

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