Day: April 23, 2026
Live updates: Senate begins vote-a-rama; California gubernatorial candidates hit debate stage
The Senate is holding a vote-a-rama Wednesday night on the budget resolution that will serve as a blueprint for the GOP-only bill they aim to use to fund immigration enforcement. That GOP-only bill, which Republicans hope to pass through the budget reconciliation process that bypasses the Democratic filibuster, is part of a two-step plan to…
Senators to introduce ‘Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act’ for SNAP recipients
A bipartisan group of Senators on Tuesday introduced the “Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act” to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients use their benefits to buy rotisserie chicken. The amendment would amend the 2008 Food and Nutrition Act by modifying the definition of food to add “hot rotisserie chicken,” according to a joint statement…
Senate GOP fears shutdown streak
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Republicans fear string of shutdowns under Trump Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October…
Gary Cohen, Howie Rose make emphatic calls as Mets end nightmare losing streak
Mets broadcasters finally had a chance to call a winning game.
‘Beaches, A New Musical’ review: Schlocky friendship show docks during Broadway’s low tide
As it stands, the characters who inhabit “Beaches” are about as alive as the sandy shells boring Bertie so loves to collect.
Sneaky bear snatches bag of Doritos left outside CT home, video shows
One particularly cunning cub snuck into the backyard of a Connecticut home and snatched a bag of Doritos conveniently abandoned on the patio table, hilarious “bear cam” video shows.
Players’ suggestion for alternate Yankees jerseys already MLB approved: ‘These are sick’
This would break with the franchise’s long-standing tradition of only two regular-season jerseys: the home pinstripes (which they’ve been wearing since 1915) and road grays (which have been largely unchanged since 1918).
Santa Monica official behind Promenade investment effort shoots wife in apparent murder-suicide
A senior nonprofit executive behind downtown Santa Monica’s business and placemaking efforts was found dead alongside his wife in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide inside their Venice residence, according to law enforcement sources. Jeremy Ferguson, who served as Director of Operations for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., was discovered Tuesday morning with a gunshot…
SPLC Indicted for Gain-of-Function Research into Racism
The scurrilous left-wing group had to pay for racism to meet demand. But the criminal case may not stick.
The Fight to Expose Left-Wing Violence
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