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House Republicans' plan to avert a partial government shutdown and crack down on election security surpassed a key hurdle Monday evening, though it's headed for an uncertain fate in a chamber-wide vote this week.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is aiming to pass legislation combining a six-month extension of fiscal year 2024's federal funding levels, called a continuing resolution (CR), and a House GOP bill to mandate proof of citizenship in the voter registration process.The plan passed the House Rules Committee, 9-4, late Monday, bundled with unrelated bills – the final step for legislation before a House floor vote. House lawmakers are expected

Kara Welsh, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student and champion gymnast, was on the floor in the fetal position when she sustained some of the eight gunshot wounds that killed her on Aug. 30, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Authorities said they found the 21-year-old in a pool of blood inside the apartment of her boyfriend, 23-year-old Chad Richards, just before midnight.She sustained eight gunshot wounds to the neck, torso and other areas, a medical examiner determined. BOYFRIEND CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE GYMNAST KARA WELSHRichards, a former UW-Whitewater wrestler, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Welsh's killing.ALL-AMERICAN

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Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul said he still intends to haul in Antony Blinken on the Afghanistan withdrawal even after his sprawling report was completed, and will hold him in contempt of Congress if he does not comply. "This was a catastrophic failure of epic proportions," the Texas Republican told reporters on Monday. "This is a disgrace. I will hold him in contempt if that’s what it takes to bring him before the American people.""Secretary Blinken refuses to take one day out of this month to come before the families." McCaul’s comments came on the heels of a 350-page report he released

AUSTIN, Texas - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested that "30%" of Republican voters will never vote for Democrats because of their racism, sexism and homophobia. Speaking at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, Pelosi was pressed by podcast host Kara Swisher on why the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is so close."There are people who will never be, shall we say, inclined to support Democrats because of - they just have a different orientation toward women, people of color, LGBTQ, you know, they just are not ever going to be there," Pelosi

The girlfriend of the South Carolina killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered a teenager on spring break in Myrtle Beach in 2009 has admitted to lying to the FBI.Court documents filed Monday show that Angel Vause, the girlfriend of convicted Brittanee Drexel murderer Raymond Moody, pleaded guilty to making three counts of making false statements, including making false statements to a government jurisdiction.Vause, 56, told the FBI in 2022 that Drexel maintained possession of her own cellphone when, in reality, Vause took Drexel's cellphone "and traveled away from her, disposing of it between Georgetown and Charleston," South Carolina, a complaint

A new ad from the Harris campaign slamming Trump as "dangerous" will feature comments from several former top Trump officials, including former Vice President Mike Pence.The ad, titled, "The Best People," seeks to bring old criticisms targeted at Trump — from former top officials he once hired — back into the spotlight. It will be aired the same day as ABC's presidential debate Tuesday, and is scheduled to play on multiple Fox affiliates across the country."Anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be President of the United States," Pence said in August 2023. It came after an indictment

Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White shared their backstage rituals as the TV host begins his first season."We check each other's teeth," Seacrest admitted in an interview on "Good Morning America.""Food, lipstick," White explained."We like to snack on nuts in between takes and shows," Seacrest added. "And so we check for almond skins. That's a — that's a good friend."‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ HOST RYAN SEACREST WILL SUCCEED AS LONG AS HE REMEMBERS ‘THE REAL STAR’ OF THE SHOW: EXPERTSeacrest replaced longtime host Pat Sajak as the host."It's a dream, honestly, to be on this show, to work with Vanna," he said.