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WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week for the third straight week, which could raise concerns that the labor market was softening. Read More.

"I anticipate that other states will follow suit." Read More.

An intensifying family fight among congressional Democrats leaves considerable doubt about whether House lawmakers can push through a Senate-passed infrastructure bill despite leaders' pledges that will happen on Friday.  Read More.

The president goes to the Hill as his Senate-passed, bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill is stuck in Democrat-controlled House. Read More.

"This is his fault. Border Patrol, DPS, sheriff, everybody else down there that’s involved shouldn’t be having to go through this crap.” Read More.

New coronavirus cases have fallen by 20 percent in the past week. According to CDC data, the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday was at 107,600 compared with 128,700 the week prior. Deaths have also fallen with the CDC reporting a seven-day average of just over 1,400. Read More.

A new poll commissioned by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics indicates a sizable proportion of Americans support the concept of secession from the Union, with a majority of 2020 Trump voters favoring the idea and a strong plurality of Biden 2020 voters agreeing. Read More.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Wednesday proposed legislation which would require proof of a coronavirus vaccination or a negative coronavirus test in order to fly domestically ahead of the holiday season. Read More.

China unveiled advanced stealth drones at a Tuesday airshow that can fly for nearly 24 hours uninterrupted. Read More.

President Joe Biden’s top military adviser declined to comment Wednesday on the president’s mental capacity, and that might have been one of the nicer things he said in testimony before a House committee.  Read More.

The Foreign Minister of Panama has warned US officials of 60,000 Haitian illegal immigrants traveling through Latin America in hopes of entering the United States, according to reporting Wednesday night from Axios. Read More.

Sen. Joe Manchin dealt a blow to fellow Democrats and President Joe Biden Thursday, announcing he won’t back a massive social welfare spending package that costs more than $1.5 trillion.  Read More.

Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski admitted during a recent virtual event that the Democrats may lose their slim House majority if his party does not get “shit done.” Read More.

On September 28, 2021  the state of Florida filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for its immigration policy, which it believes is illegal. That same day Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an order preventing state agencies from aiding with the relocation of illegal aliens arriving in the state.  Read More.

Harris is the third-largest county in the U.S., home to Houston. Read More.