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Senate set to pass government funding bill Friday after Graham pledges to lift hold

The Senate is on track to pass a government funding package Friday afternoon after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told colleagues that he will release his hold on the massive spending bill if he gets a vote on legislation to crack down on sanctuary cities. Graham brought the funding package, which includes five regular appropriations bills

Ta-Nehisi Coates Suggests Trump Is Building “White Supremacist Army”

Ta-Nehisi Coates remains one of the more outspoken writers of his generation, which has garnered him both fame and criticism. In a new podcast appearance, Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke about the unfolding situation in Minnesota and suggested that President Donald Trump is building a “white supremacist army.” Ta-Nehisi Coates was a guest on The Bulwark with

DOJ releasing 3 million pages from its Epstein files

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.

New record-low temperature set in local area

Cold blasts of arctic air and negative temperatures have been happening lately in the Valley. It has been a below-average January so far in terms of temperatures, and that only continues as the month nears its end.