Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure bill as Democrats forge ahead with ambitious economic agenda

The Senate voted to push ahead with a bipartisan infrastructure plan, which will start the process of debating and amending the bill. The plan is set to put $550 billion in new money into transportation, utilities and broadband. Senators voted 67-32 to advance the bill; 17 Republicans and all 50 Democrats voted yes. Democrats aim to pass the legislation along […]

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Blinken warns of 'deeply, deeply troubling' reports of atrocities in Afghanistan amid US withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Wednesday during a joint press conference in India that the situation in Afghanistan is headed in the wrong direction — noting the Taliban is “making advances” and calling reports that the group has committed atrocities “deeply, deeply troubling.” They “certainly do not speak well of the Taliban’s intentions for the country as a whole,” […]

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Jan. 6 select committee to meet on next steps, move on subpoenas

A day after its first hearing with emotional testimony from police officers brought the Jan 6. Capitol attack back into the national spotlight, the House select committee investigating the assault will meet this week on possible next steps, including issuing subpoenas. “I have no reluctance whatsoever in issuing subpoenas for information,” Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday […]

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DOJ indicates it might sue states returning to pre-pandemic voting regulations

Fox News Flash top headlines for July 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. President Biden’s Justice Department warned states on Wednesday that they could face legal action in rolling back COVID-era voting procedures.  “The department’s enforcement policy does not consider a jurisdiction’s re-adoption of prior voting laws or procedures to be presumptively […]

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