Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is calling for Californians to be able to cast ballots with their smartphones, in what would be a substantial overhaul of the Golden State’s electoral system. State law requires voters to cast ballots either in person or by mail, though Swalwell signaled on Saturday he wants to modernize that in order […]

The Department of Government Efficiency has closed eight months before its scheduled termination date set by President Donald Trump, with a U.S. official assuring that government agencies are now working to “institutionalize” DOGE’s core principles. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor recently told Reuters that DOGE, established by Trump at the start of […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for the elimination of the filibuster on Sunday, urging Senate Republicans to “immediately” terminate it if the government shuts down again in late January, when the recently-passed spending bill is set to expire. Bessent called the 60-vote threshold mechanism a “procedural fossil” that has held the country “hostage,” most recently […]

A fraction of over 300 students who were recently abducted from a Catholic school by Nigerian militants have escaped to freedom, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria announced on Sunday. Gunmen kidnapped students and teachers from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, on Friday, marking the latest episode in a spate of […]