• What's next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate

    What's next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate

    Mar 22, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... helped push through a $1.2 trillion spending package with majority Democratic votes despite heavy criticism from his right flank. During the vote, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a resolution with the House clerk — called a motion to vacate — that would remove Johnson from office if approved by ...

  • IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers

    IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers

    Feb 21, 2024 07:44 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities' private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives' personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense. IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start conducting dozens of audits on ...

  • South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood

    South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood

    Feb 05, 2024 09:58 PM EST

    ... when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy. In a lawsuit filed in state circuit court Monday, Taylor Shelton and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's chief medical officer Dr. Katherine Farris argued that the Republican-led state Legislature provided two different definitions ...

  • Why Universal Music Group is pulling songs from TikTok

    Why Universal Music Group is pulling songs from TikTok

    Feb 01, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    ... to have this music on their site? Ben Sisario: It's very important. And Universal is the biggest record company in the world. They have Taylor Swift. They have Olivia Rodrigo's. They have Billie Eilish. They have Drake. They're not the only record company in the world, but ...

  • Speaker Johnson warns Senate's bipartisan border deal will be 'dead on arrival' in House

    Speaker Johnson warns Senate's bipartisan border deal will be 'dead on arrival' in House

    Jan 26, 2024 06:36 PM EST

    ... Vladimir Putin's advance in Europe. At the same time, hardline House conservatives have become vocal opponents of any compromise on immigration policy. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right Republican of Georgia, has threatened to initiate an effort to oust Johnson if he put the Senate deal on the ...

  • Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz

    Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz

    Jan 15, 2024 08:41 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97 million in the final three months of last year, boosted by a star-studded December fundraising blitz that came even as the political world's attention shifted to the start of the 2024 Republican ...

  • Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

    Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

    Dec 30, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... music that made 2023 Stephanie Sy: 2023 was a year that gave us the post pandemic rebirth of sold out stadium concerts by artists like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, as well as the meteoric rise of artists like Noah Kahan and Ice Spice. The year also shine the spotlight on ...

  • WATCH: Biden hosts national turkey pardon, 2023 White House Christmas tree arrives

    WATCH: Biden hosts national turkey pardon, 2023 White House Christmas tree arrives

    Nov 20, 2023 02:53 PM EST

    ... or “Britney's tour, she's down in, it's kind of warm in Brazil right now.” He apparently mixed up his female pop stars; Taylor Swift was in Brazil over the weekend for her Eras Tour; Britney Spears currently is not on tour. “Look folks, based on their commitment ...

  • Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans

    Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans

    Oct 25, 2023 06:10 PM EST

    ... in what we do here.” Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led a small band of hard-liners to engineer McCarthy's ouster at the start of the month, posted on social media that “Mike Johnson won’t be the Speaker the Swamp wants but, he is the Speaker America ...

  • WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson

    WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson

    Oct 25, 2023 03:46 PM EST

    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led a small band of hard-liners to engineer McCarthy's ouster at the start of the month, posted on social media that “Mike Johnson won’t be the Speaker the Swamp wants but, he is the Speaker America needs.” Republicans have been flailing ...