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It is important to remember that a lawyer in a criminal case is merely an agent. It is the defendant who must decide which defenses to raise,...
Despite the threat of government shutdowns, the government never actually shuts down, but instead creates more government jobs and wastes more...
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in an interview that aired Sunday that President-elect Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.” “I've...
A group of conservatives, led by a group formed by former Vice President Mike Pence, wrote to the top Republican on the powerful Ways and Means...
President Biden gave commutations of sentences to 37 people on federal death row Monday. Those who received the Monday commutations of their...
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) criticized President Biden’s decision on Monday to commute the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, saying...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee in a last-minute attempt to block the panel from...
The House Ethics Committee on Monday released its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and...
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $944 million, with a cash option of roughly $429.4 million, and if there is a winner in the...
President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen....
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) openly floated the idea of running for Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Senate seat during a Turning Point USA event...
President Biden has warned about the dangers of disinformation and the decline of trust in mainstream news outlets, as the media landscape becomes...
174 people were rescued by ski patrol after a gondola malfunction at Winter Park Resort, and the gondola was closed for repairs and inspections...
It took Assad’s regime to fall and Putin to accept it meekly for the West to appreciate that things weren’t all that rosy in Tsar Vladimir’s...
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month, pleaded not guilty on...
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school student for sex when...
Donald Trump is set to launch an all-out attack on federal regulations, including those that protect public health and safety, environmental...
Australia has agreed to extradite a former Marines pilot who the U.S. has accused of training Chinese pilots more than a decade ago. Australian...
President-elect Donald Trump was elected to get things done, and voters expect him to focus on issues such as lowering the cost of living, securing...
The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive...
Remembering that history makes the peaceful transfer of power that Biden is promising seems less a rote exercise than a commitment that must be...
Greenland’s prime minister said on Monday that the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an...
President-elect Trump announced a slate of tech appointments in posts on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. “I am pleased to announce the...
Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho are likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, according to consulting firm Election Data Services. A gain...
The attorney for Luigi Mangione, who has been accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, slammed New York City officials for what she...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as part of his annual “Festivus” airing of grievances on social media, said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be...
An internal government watchdog is calling on the Energy Department’s loan office to halt its financing for energy projects, saying there are...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the NCAA on Sunday, accusing the organization of engaging in “false, deceptive, and misleading...
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan announced Monday they were exploring a merger that would allow them to better compete amid a changing...
The House Ethics Committee has decided not to open an investigation into outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas),...
President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles, including his pick for the Defense Department’s No....
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Reality television is about creating stories that resonate with audiences while offering contestants a chance to change their lives. The NLRB’s...
Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin are steadily returning Israel to the Oct. 6, 2023 state of affairs, whereby Israel was in a state of...
President-elect Trump faces a full plate of challenges early on in his administration to avert armed conflicts in the Middle East, Europe's East,...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have proposed the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut the federal government down to...
President Biden is urged to commute all federal death sentences to life in prison in order to keep his promise as the first president to oppose...
The FAA is now investigating.
The federal debt is growing rapidly due to Congress' incentives to spend, but the president's impoundment power could provide a natural...
Police said the woman's clothing “became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds.”
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuit against veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer for an off-target survey that was released just before last...
President-elect Trump said on social media Sunday evening that the U.S. owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity,” in a statement announcing...
President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, and their sentences will be reclassified from execution to...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) bashed President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 individuals on federal death row, calling the move...
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-Neb.) was hospitalized on Sunday after being bucked off a horse, according to his office, which said he is "alert and is in...
President-elect Trump wields tremendous power among GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate, but his struggle to convince Republicans to bend to his...
President-elect Donald Trump has transformed the Republican party into the "Make-America-Great-Again" party and is set to take over the government...
IN TODAY'S ISSUE Funding fight foretells fraught GOP future Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown over the weekend, but the chaotic...
Democrats are opening the door to collaborating with Republicans on a tax bill as the GOP faces several obstacles on the road to extending...
Part of the Santa Cruz, Calif., wharf collapsed on Monday, sending three construction workers into the ocean. All victims were rescued — two by a...
Ford Motor Company said it will donate $1 million and a small fleet of vehicles for use in President-elect Trump’s inauguration, multiple outlets...
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats...
{beacon} Evening Report © Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Gaetz's future uncertain after scathing ethics report THE HOUSE ETHICS...
Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lt. Shane Lamond was convicted Monday of obstructing an investigation into the former Proud Boys...
A chorus of supporters and critics have emerged following the commutation of nearly every federal death row inmate by President Biden, whose...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a pilot project that would allow a company to build a small road made out of a radioactive...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) dropped his eleventh-hour lawsuit seeking to block the release of his House Ethics Committee report since the...
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital on Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. “President...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year — about a month...
The scathing House Ethics Committee report released Monday caps off one of the most extensive investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s...
The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, putting a bookend on the panel’s roughly 3...
President-elect Trump’s team slammed President Biden’s decision Monday to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, calling the move...
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Monday called President-elect Trump’s recent threats about the Panama Canal “legitimate.” “I always take the...
President-elect Trump said Sunday that Katie Miller, who served in Trump’s previous administration, will join the inaugural "Department of...
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes some Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) portions “almost” have to...
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back on Sunday after President-elect Trump suggested the Panama Canal return to U.S. control. “As...
Hefty donations from tech companies and leaders to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund are a sign of Silicon Valley’s shifting relationship...
Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, told Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in their meeting that he would not target...
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) says she’s had “unforeseen health challenges,” with her office denying that she’s in memory care. “I am deeply...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore received a Bronze Star on Friday night for his military service in Afghanistan nearly two decades after he was deployed...
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday it’s important for his party to remain calm and be physically present at the start...
Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the...
President Biden made what may be his diplomatic curtain call this month with a long-promised trip to Africa, becoming the first president to visit...
“Saturday Night Live’s” Cold Open featured Martin Short and members of the “Five Timers Club” with several celebrity cameos for its...
Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down by the U.S. military in an apparent “friendly fire” incident on Sunday as troops continue to battle Yemen’s...
The man suspected of driving a car through crowds at a German Christmas market is in custody on murder charges, police said Sunday. On Friday,...
The iSpace-Magna Petra agreement to start returning that isotope to Earth could be a small, first step that could spark a giant leap for a fusion...
Changing VOA's culture of radical ideological bias and managerial incompetence won't be easy when she takes her position.
A host of lawmakers are set to take the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown. Trump is...
While many stores will be open for Christmas Eve, the same can't be said for Christmas Day.
Boehler’s wealth of experience, including his role in brokering the Abraham Accords, puts him in a unique position to navigate the complexities...
House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on...
Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.V.) slammed the Democratic Party as “toxic” and said the country is “not going left” as he winds down his...
President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s day one executive orders may tackle Title 42. Leavitt joined Fox...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted in a Sunday interview that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Trump...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense Secretary and head of the FBI,...
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made the government funding spending battle “way too complicated.”...
Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview on Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending from “time to time.”...
In more than 20 states, the minimum wage is set to increase in the new year.
The stakes are not just financial — they’re profoundly human.
Without critical disaster funding, families will be homeless this holiday season and with no assurance of being made whole.
President-elect Trump announced Sunday he is tapping Callista Gingrich to serve as his ambassador to Switzerland. Gingrich, married to former...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister. Gonzales joined CBS’s...
President-elect Trump on Sunday again took on the matter of the Panama Canal, suggesting to a conference of his supporters that it be returned to...
President-elect Trump on Sunday rejected the recent dubbing of tech billionaire Elon Musk as “President Musk” by Democrats. “No, he’s not...
GOP senators seem to be embracing the potential for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, despite his...
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has exposed the fragility of other autocratic regimes, such as Nicolás Maduro's government in...
The dirty secret that libertarians like myself do not like to acknowledge is that government spending is broadly popular.
Kennedy’s claims about the 1918 pandemic, HIV, COVID immunity, the origins of Operation Warp Speed, autism, antidepressants, fluoridated water,...