The Justice Department’s successful push to release former President Joe Biden’s private memoir tapes is undercutting the Trump administration’s effort to keep former special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents report under seal, a First Amendment watchdog argued Tuesday. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and American Oversight filed a brief to the U.S. […]
Steve Bannon sounded very confident. Appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher in April of 2025, Bannon boldly predicted President Donald Trump was going to “raise taxes on the wealthy.” Fellow panelist and journalist Josh Rogin immediately pushed back with a healthy dose of skepticism that the GOP was poised to raise taxes on many […]
Two immunology researchers who nominated Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for awards that carried substantial cash prizes went on to receive millions of dollars in NIAID research funding following their nominations of the agency’s chief. Recently released email exchanges between Fauci and those scientists show that […]
For army veteran Scott Edgell, healing didn’t come from a prescription: It came on four legs with a wagging tail. Mars, a specially trained goldendoodle, helps Edgell manage the lasting effects of his traumatic brain injury. Mars performs tasks designed to meet his specific needs. Edgell and Mars have come to Washington to demonstrate just […]
The Supreme Court will take up another case involving parental rights in its upcoming term, as states craft laws aimed at usurping parental authority, especially via LGBT policies, and courts hand down a patchwork of rulings about where parents’ right to dictate their child’s upbringing ends. The high court will hear arguments in International Partners […]
Gov. Larry Rhoden (R-SD) decisively fended off his primary challenger in the state’s first-ever gubernatorial primary runoff. Rhoden became governor in January 2025 after he was promoted from lieutenant governor following former Gov. Kristi Noem‘s appointment as President Donald Trump‘s homeland security secretary. The four-way June 2 Republican primary ended with no candidate reaching the […]
Two Democrats won the first round of elections to replace the late Georgia Rep. David Scott in Georgia‘s 13th District. The results were hardly a surprise — the Republican who scored highest came in third place without breaking into double digits. Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late congressman, and former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) raised doubts Tuesday on whether there was sufficient GOP support for President Donald Trump’s push to lift the debt ceiling through the latest party-line spending proposal. Thune told reporters that adding a provision to lift the borrowing cap would complicate the already narrow math for passing the $95 billion […]
The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a dual Russia and Iran sanctions bill honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, hours after the South Carolina senator’s funeral in Washington, D.C. The upper chamber voted 86-12 to advance the sanctions bill, which is meant to cripple Russia amid its war against Ukraine. The legislation also extends […]
The Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as President Donald Trump‘s director of national intelligence on Tuesday amid a record-long lapse in government spy powers. Clayton was confirmed by a party-line vote of 51-47. As DNI, Clayton will oversee the country’s 18 intelligence agencies. The office was formerly headed by Tulsi Gabbard. “Amid a heightened […]
