Democrats can only lose four votes in tight COVID relief bill fight Chad Pergram reports on House vote on stimulus package As Congress debated a massive coronavirus bill Friday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy derided the proposed $1.9 trillion package as “Pelosi’s Payoff Bill.” McCarthy, R-Calif., further described the legislation as “Democrats’ costly, corrupt and liberal spending package,” one […]

Some NZ Post shops in Auckland are still operating under alert level 2 Covid rules despite Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moving the whole country to alert level 1. A medical expert says it shows an “erosion of confidence” in the Government’s alert levels. A customer who contacted the Herald said the Victoria St NZ Post store was restricting customers in […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — One month after Donald J. Trump left office, thousands of his conservative allies and other far-right leaders on Friday began trying to center the Republican Party around the grievances of his presidency, pushing false claims about the American voting system, denouncing what they called liberal cancel culture and mocking mask-wearing. Gathering at the first major conference of […]

There is one new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation – but none in the community as health officials continue to wrestle with containing the Valentine’s Day cluster. The focus remains on KFC Botany -a family member of one of the Papatoetoe High School students who tested positive had been told to stay home and isolate, but instead went to […]

WASHINGTON — The policy debate over raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is the latest fault line between Democrats, who largely support the idea, and Republicans, who generally oppose such a sharp increase as bad for business. But it is also revealing new fissures in the Republican Party, which is straining to appeal to its corporate backers, […]

There are, of course, many differences between President Joe Biden and predecessor Donald Trump — down to their daily routines. Biden, 78, campaigned on a return to normal as commander-in-chief and he has the schedule to match, receiving daily briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic and national security and meeting with foreign leaders, his Cabinet members and lawmakers from both the […]

Pelosi allegedly dodges Capitol metal detectors Rep. Nancy Mace R-S.C., joins ‘The Next Revolution’ to discuss the latest congressional controversy, future of the GOP. EXCLUSIVE – Capitol Police in a Wednesday letter said there is “no current investigation” into Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, despite a Feb. 17 report saying police were investigating the congressman for pushing past an officer on his way through […]