June 16, 2020 | 2:46pm | Updated June 16, 2020 | 3:42pm At least four members of Congress, of both parties, benefited from the $670 billion stimulus fund program they voted to authorize — and there could be more, but the legislation does not allow them to be identified, according to a report Tuesday. The…
Republicans on the list include Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, a wealthy businessman who owns auto dealerships, body shops and car washes, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, whose family owns multiple farms and equipment suppliers across the Midwest. The Democrats count Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada, whose husband is CEO of a regional casino…
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., is pictured on May 6. His panel has voted to form a commission on removing Confederate names from Army installations. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., is pictured on…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 19, 2020.Yuri Gripas | ReutersCongress will "probably" have to pass more legislation to mitigate the damage…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…