Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said he is tired of his party giving in to Democrat approaches to managing the debt ceiling, urging Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) not to strike a last-minute compromise agreement with President Joe Biden. “[I am] tired of caving,” Scott told The Hill in an interview at his U.S. Capitol office….

In yet another last-minute attempt to avoid a government shutdown, both the Senate and the House approved a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill, which has frustrated many, including commentators, policy experts, and the general public. “This bill is further proof that Republicans and Democrats can come together to deliver for the American people,” President Joe…

The House passes the $1.7 trillion spending bill with just hours to spare—avoiding a partial government shutdown. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says nearly half a trillion dollars of taxpayer money were wasted this year. Of that, $3 million went into research on hamsters fighting on steroids. ByteDance admits that two TikTok employees spied on two…

Commentary Our politicians are spending more than they have, again (and again and again). It’s a mounting danger to the U.S. economy, upon which U.S. national security relies. The fiscal blame for the latest $1.7 trillion “omnibus” spending bill, which passed the Senate on Dec. 22 before the Dec. 23 deadline, mostly points toward Democrats….

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is out on bail in the United States, but he’ll have to stay under house arrest. The Senate passes a spending bill to fund the government. Why are some lawmakers concerned? A powerful winter storm is freezing travel for thousands across the United States—just as people start leaving for the…

A powerful winter storm is freezing travel for thousands across the United States—just as people start leaving for the holidays. Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is out on bail in the United States, but he’ll have to stay under house arrest. The Senate passes a spending bill to fund the government. Why are some lawmakers…

States from the East Coast to the Rockies feeling the bite of winter. We have more on the cold streak before Christmas that could make holiday travel more difficult. So many pages, so little time. Critics are berating the $1.7 trillion spending bill and the short deadline to approve it. We’ll hear from some lawmakers. And…

States from the East Coast to the Rockies are feeling the bite of winter. NTD has more on the cold streak before Christmas that could make holiday travel more difficult. With so many pages to go over in such a short time, some lawmakers are berating the $1.7 trillion spending bill and the short deadline…

The efforts of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to continue keeping Title 42 in place are delaying the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill before a government shutdown. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan bill would cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era policy, which allows Border Patrol agents to expel illegal aliens immediately without asylum processing…

The efforts of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to continue keeping Title 42 in place are delaying the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill before a government shutdown. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan bill would cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era policy, which allows Border Patrol agents to expel illegal aliens immediately without asylum processing…