Russia launched its most intense missile and drone attack against Ukraine in months, killing at least 18 people, after weeks of a relative lull in attacks. Russia’s strategic air campaign against Ukraine has grown massively in scale since September 2022, with salvos going from a few dozen missiles and drones to regular waves of nearly […]
A trio of prediction market companies faced tough questions on Thursday from a skeptical federal appeals court panel over whether they should be subject to Nevada’s state gaming regulations or more lax federal regulation. A three judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments from three prediction market companies, […]
The Trump administration hopes to lock down funding from Congress to cover hiring 200 special agents in the Department of Homeland Security who would specifically investigate immigration fraud. During an exchange with Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) at a hearing on Thursday, Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee […]
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Wednesday that an employee’s handling of a phone call from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was “unacceptable,” after the lawmaker said he was berated and hung up on while trying to check on the health of an inmate, who is the son of his constituent. Lee recounted the episode in […]
President Donald Trump is outlining the benefits of his tax policies at a Tax Day roundtable in Las Vegas. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. TRUMP SAYS HEZBOLLAH WILL BE PART OF THE ISRAEL-LEBANON CEASEFIRE Central to his boasts are his “no tax on tips” policy, a promise he made throughout his […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who currently holds the title of longest-serving senator, is hinting at a 2028 reelection campaign and is taking an Iowa-first approach with the state’s Farm Bill and as cosponsor of the SAVE Act. Grassley has served in the Senate for 44 years and in Congress for over 50 years, having served […]
The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday gave initial approval to President Donald Trump’s proposal for a new monument in Washington, D.C., designed to acknowledge the country’s 250th birthday. The federal panel unanimously approved the design, clearing a major bureaucratic hurdle for Trump’s pet project, though its construction remains threatened by a lawsuit that raises […]
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into former House representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who had also been running for California governor, over allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a source familiar with the matter. The nature of the department’s investigation into Swalwell is not immediately clear, but it comes as five women have […]
The Department of Agriculture is opening a new Office of Seafood as part of an effort from the Trump administration to make the U.S. seafood industry more competitive on a global scale. “With the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, we are honoring decades of hard work on the water and opening the door […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is still working to try to secure enough votes to advance an extension of a government surveillance program opposed by several GOP members. A scheduled afternoon procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been delayed as GOP leaders continue negotiations with the Republican holdouts. […]
