Mitchell G. Patton

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are poised to pass legislation Wednesday to prevent a catastrophic rail strike that President Joe Biden has warned could threaten the US economy just weeks before Christmas.After a meeting with Biden and other top congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday she is confident there will be enough votes to pass the resolution in the House. She would then head to the Senate, where both Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have said lawmakers must intervene this week.“Leader McConnell and I want to pass it quickly,” Schumer told reporters…

Manny Pacquiao has had a legendary boxing career and he may have gotten more help than he asked for in 2000 when he fought Nedal Hussein.Pacquiao won the fight via technical knockout after Hussein was ruled unfit to continue in the tenth round of the fight. However, when Pacquiao was knocked down in the fourth round of the bout, referee Carlos Padilla admitted in a recent interview that he gave the Filipino boxer extra time to get off the canvas.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Manny Pacquiao attends the charity marathon event to provide shelter for children in…

WASHINGTON — House Democrats will choose their new leadership team Wednesday morning, ushering in a younger generation of leaders after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer decided to step aside after the Democrats narrowly lost their majority this month.Pelosi, 82, of California, the first woman Speaker of the House, will pass the torch to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., 52, who is running unopposed for Minority Leader and will make history as the first black legislator to lead a political party caucus in either house.“This is a time of transition,” Jeffries told a small group of reporters on…

the Washington Commanders came under fire again over the weekend after receiving backlash over the team's unveiling of a memorial dedicated to the safety of Sean Taylor on the 15th anniversary of his tragic death.But at least one family member had a different reaction. The two-time Pro Bowler's half-brother Jamal Johnson told TMZ Sports Monday that he was honored by the majors' gesture, which displayed Taylor's No. 21 jersey and helmet on a mannequin in a glass enclosure in the concourse of FedEx Field. Fans attend the unveiling of the Sean Taylor Memorial before the start of a game between…