Day: November 12, 2025

Republican erupts at Democrat during shutdown hearing: ‘My people aren’t getting paid thanks to you’

8:22 am November 12, 2025

Tensions flared at a House hearing to advance legislation aimed at ending the government shutdown on Tuesday night, with two senior lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle trading barbs over the fallout. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., clashed with Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee repeatedly […]

Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic

8:07 am November 12, 2025

A massive bridge at a hydropower station in southwest China collapsed Tuesday, sending concrete and steel plunging into a river just months after it opened, according to Chinese state media. Reuters reported that an official from Barkam County confirmed the collapse to the Chinese state-run Global Times, saying no casualties had been reported. The report […]

Jeffries reveals last-minute move to extend COVID-era subsidies as House shutdown vote looms

8:05 am November 12, 2025

Democrats will attempt to attach a three-year extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies to spending legislation that looks poised to end the ongoing government shutdown. Jeffries and a handful of other Democrats at a press conference on Tuesday said the last-gasp effort would be submitted as an amendment. “Before the Rules Committee this evening, House Democrats […]

USPS worker found dead inside mailing machine in Michigan: ‘Deeply saddened by the loss’

8:01 am November 12, 2025

A U.S. Postal Service employee died after he became stuck inside a mail handling machine at a distribution center in Allen Park, Michigan, according to officials. Nicholas John Acker, 36, was stuck in the machine at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center for several hours before he was found dead on Saturday, officials told WDIV. […]

CFP committee explains keeping Indiana at No. 2 after close call vs Penn State in latest rankings

7:42 am November 12, 2025

The top five teams may not have changed in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, but there were some newcomers entering the fold. The Ohio State Buckeyes remain atop the list, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia to round out the top five. Then, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma […]