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Why 218 may not be the magic number for Kevin McCarthy to become speaker

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has already positioned himself as the next House speaker for when Republicans take control of the lower chamber next year, unveiling his party’s agenda and announcing plans to remove high-profile Democrats from their committee assignments.

Facebook to tighten privacy standards for teenagers as legislation pends in Congress

Teenagers under 16 will now automatically default to the highest privacy standards upon joining Facebook.

Why are Schiff, Swalwell, and Omar on McCarthy’s hit list to lose committee assignments?

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is threatening to remove a handful of Democrats from their committee assignments once the GOP takes control of the House in January should the California Republican be elected House speaker.

‘Shame on you’: Journalists and celebrities revolt at Trump’s reinstatement to Twitter

Several celebrities and prominent journalists are hitting out against billionaire Elon Musk for his decision to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, with many leaving the platform in protest.

‘Blood in the water’: Trump’s former allies turn foes in 2024 race

Despite an early announcement from former President Donald Trump that he will seek a third White House bid, several high-profile Republicans and onetime allies of the former president aren't deterred as they tease their own 2024 presidential aspirations and make the case for a new generation of leadership.

Walker runs Washington outsider playbook in bid to unseat Georgia’s Warnock

Folksy Republican Herschel Walker is leveraging decades of goodwill in Georgia to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in a December runoff but is running into the same obstacles that left him gasping for air in second place on Nov. 8.

World Cup 2022: European teams scrap plan to wear OneLove armbands

The captains of seven European nations have chosen not to wear OneLove anti-discrimination armbands in World Cup games after FIFA threatened the players with yellow cards.

Biden-allied group vowing to investigate GOP pocketed $1.5M from left-wing dark money giant

A left-wing nonprofit group allied with President Joe Biden and planning to investigate the House GOP while in the majority has taken large sums from an influential liberal dark money group, records show.

5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Java island in Indonesia

At least 46 people were killed Monday when an earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java.

Senators aim to pass child privacy bills in lame-duck session

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for the passage of stricter protections for children's private data during the lame-duck session of Congress.
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