The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a subpoena Tuesday compelling Attorney General Pam Bondi to sit for a deposition on April 14 as part of an ongoing investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and related records. The subpoena follows a March 4 committee vote authorizing the move […]

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan on Tuesday argued sweeping threats against lawmakers justify his department’s historic budget request during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.  Sullivan testified before the Legislative Branch Subcommittee on his budget proposal for fiscal 2027 funding. If approved, the latest budget would mark the first time it has gone over $1 […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday, challenging the departing Trump official’s assertion that Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the United States. “I don’t know where Joe Kent is getting his information, but he wasn’t in those briefings clearly,” Johnson told reporters at […]

Democrats are proposing a ban on prediction markets that allow wagers on government actions or potentially rigged outcomes after bets over U.S. attacks against Iran and the arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro made users thousands of dollars. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) unveiled legislation titled the Banning Event Trading […]