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Senate Republicans are struggling to save funding for construction of former President Trump’s long-sought wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as Democrats press forward with plans to rescind nearly $2 billion in funding for his signature project.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Over the weekend, Congress came to terms on a COVID-19 relief bill. The House is set to vote on this deal in the evening Monday. “We’ve been working for quite some time to get to this point,” Virginia Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger said. Spanberger says it’s about time Congress agreed on a […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill say they are close to a COVID-19 relief deal. “It encapsulates a lot of the common ground areas that we’ve been trying to get more relief for,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) said. Capito says the support for schools, unemployment, and state and local governments, makes this […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With Amy Coney Barrett officially the newest justice on the Supreme Court, West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she will act as a role model for the country. “She understands and respects the role of a Supreme Court justice,” Capito said. West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin doesn’t question Barrett’s qualifications […]

WASHINGTON (WAVY) — West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says Democrats are creating a plan to increase the number of justices sitting on the Supreme Court. “We have nine justices. We’ve had them for over 150 years. They’ve worked very well, I think, through liberal-leaning and conservative-leaning courts,” Capito said. Capito and other Senate […]

Yellowstone National Park officials say over 10,000 visitors — all but one group of backpackers — had evacuated the park by Tuesday as it evaluates damage from massive flooding.

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Facing criticism from the left and the right over the federal response to the migrant surge on the border, the Secretary of Homeland Security was in El Paso on Friday educating himself about the problem.

Actress Tanya Roberts — who was best known for playing a Bond girl in “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show” — has died at the age of 65, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Most Republican Senators seem to be ready to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. “We have an accomplished woman to consider,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Capito says Amy Coney Barrett’s experience makes her a good choice for the Supreme Court vacancy left […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — “What we’ve seen during the pandemic is a rise in opioid overdoses,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Capito is concerned the pandemic is making the opioid epidemic worse. “All the strides that we’ve made in the past in terms of naloxone and other measures that we’ve done to try to […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The House Postal Service funding bill is ready for action in the Senate. Democrats say passing the bill should be a no-brainer. “The House acted responsibly by not only legislating but appropriating $25 billion and you had a number of Republicans that agreed with them,” Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey said. Casey says […]