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State of the Union 2023: Biden to highlight proposals to add online protections for children

President Joe Biden will focus on protecting the data of children and teenagers in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a move that echoes efforts by Congress to enact stronger privacy protections for families.

Khan-led FTC declines to appeal court approval of Meta acquisition of VR company

The Federal Trade Commission will not appeal a court decision to allow Meta to acquire a virtual reality fitness developer, the first significant admission of failure for the agency's new aggressive approach to antitrust.

‘My heart is heavy’: Milwaukee police chief mourns officer killed in the line of duty

Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are mourning the loss of one of their own. A 37-year-old officer who was a four-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department was killed early Tuesday while trying to arrest a robbery suspect.

Former Trump defense secretary would cut military spending in half

Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said he believes the Department of Defense needs to be fundamentally overhauled to the point at which its military spending could be cut "in half,” which he added “wouldn’t be as dramatic as it sounds.”

State of the Union 2023: Tyre Nichols’s family and Paul Pelosi among White House guests

The White House has announced the 25 guests who will attend President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Asa Hutchinson eyes springtime decision for 2024 presidential run

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) is likely to announce his decision on whether he’ll run for president in April, the prominent Republican said earlier this week.

Mandela Barnes launches PAC to boost candidates written off by establishment Democrats

Failed Senate candidate Mandela Barnes is reportedly set to launch a new political action committee targeted toward boosting Democratic candidates who are at risk of being written off by the party establishment.

Donald Trump excluded from prospective GOP presidential candidates donor retreat

The prominent conservative fundraising group Club for Growth has invited a slew of prospective GOP presidential candidates to its annual donor retreat next month, with one big name left off the guest list: former President Donald Trump.

The states that won big in committee assignments in GOP-led House

As lawmakers settle into their committee assignments in the new Congress, Republicans from a handful of states have emerged as big winners after they were placed on some of the chamber’s most powerful panels.

State of the Union 2023: Chinese spy balloon isn’t only thing floating over Biden speech

President Joe Biden will use his second State of the Union address to celebrate his legislative successes over the past year, yet the speech will likely be overshadowed by controversies.
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