Pete Buttigieg says Transportation Department is working to avoid summer travel disruptions
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Just ahead of what airlines say could be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel since before COVID-19, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is sharing how his department is prepping for the potentially …
19 shot, 10 fatally, at car rally less than 100 miles from Mexico-US border
LEREXIS/Getty Images(BAJA, Mexico) — At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, about 73 miles from the U.S. border, authorities said.
The horrific attack unfolded just a…
Large areas of US experiencing poor air quality due to Canadian wildfires
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Several regions in the U.S. are suffering from poor air quality as the smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada make its way south.
A large portion of the of the U.S. has been seeing smoky skies for days, presenting unhealthy c…
Top Republican pushes back on Biden, says new taxes in debt deal are nonstarter
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington, the House Budget Committee chairman, on Sunday pushed back on President Joe Biden’s call for tax increases as part of a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit to av…
Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday to negotiate directly on debt ceiling
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet on Monday to directly negotiate on how to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling in the final days before the country defaults on its bills….
NAACP issues travel advisory alleging, Florida ‘hostile to African Americans’
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The national NAACP Board of Directors has issued a formal advisory against traveling to Florida, alleging the state has become “hostile toward African Americans” under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Th…
Sen. Van Hollen blames House Republicans for ‘insane situation’ over debt ceiling
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday argued that House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, had created an “insane situation” as the White House negotiates with lawmakers on raising the nation’s debt ceiling to…
Three dead in shooting at lounge in Kansas City, Missouri
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Three people were killed and two were injured when gunfire broke out early Sunday at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
No arrests were immediately announced and police were working to id…