Homeland Security Adviser Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall will join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for a briefing on Thursday on the government's response to Hurricane Idalia.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been a source of stability in an increasingly chaotic party, sitting atop the GOP conference since 2007, but two recent high-profile health scares have provoked rare questions about the 81-year-old’s future.
The Department of Energy is allocating more than $15 billion to automakers to support the industry’s transition to electric vehicles — but prioritizing certain funding to projects that pay higher wages for workers and maintain bargaining agreements with unions. This move comes as the United Auto Workers has granted union leaders authorization to call strikes during ongoing contract negotiations.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on the federal government to fast-track work permits for asylum-seekers, saying America's third-largest city is running out of resources to care for a growing migrant population that has already hit the 13,000 mark.
Stocks of cannabis companies are posting enormous gains following news that the Department of Health and Human Services is endorsing looser federal regulations related to the drug.
Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele has asked people to speak out against transgender athletes competing in women's sports, saying she "almost" feels like "we're gonna have blood on our hands."
A former Proud Boys leader was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, one of the highest sentences of the hundreds handed out but far lower than what prosecutors wanted.
Ukraine has developed a long-range missile that could allow Ukrainian forces to strike crucial Russian targets in occupied Crimea and beyond, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
