Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rejected the latest offer on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, accusing Democrats of “rehashing old ground” as a partial government shutdown nears a new record. “They know better. They’re asking for things that have already been turned down. So, it just seems like they’re going in circles,” […]

House Republicans voted Wednesday to block lawmakers from forcing politically difficult votes demanding information from the Trump administration, shutting down a key oversight tool for the rest of the year. Republicans tucked language extending a ban on resolutions of inquiry into a procedural vote, bringing a bill to “beautify the District of Columbia” to the […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday implored Republicans to pass a clean extension of warrantless government surveillance powers amid the war in Iran. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that it is more “important than ever” that the U.S. remains vigilant and maintains its “ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause […]

Meta and YouTube were found liable on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial in a California state court. The ruling by a jury on the Los Angeles Superior Court found the parent companies of the social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube negligent, per Sky News. The case, which unfolded through several weeks […]