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The rise of political prediction markets and several well-timed trades have spurred lawmakers to introduce multiple bills aimed at stopping or regulating insider trading in prediction markets. But lawmakers are far from agreeing on how far to extend such bans. “Members of Congress should be prohibited from participating in prediction markets related to political events, […]
The Trump administration’s mixed messaging on federal family planning funds has anti-abortion groups simultaneously outraged and optimistic, after the administration rolled out widely divergent goals over a matter of days during the spring Congressional recess. The conflicting policies related to Title X family planning funds included eliminating such funds entirely, rolling out the full funding […]
When House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said the U.S. “is in an AI arms race with China” at a markup in January, it was routine. Earlier that month, at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, aired his worry that the words were already losing their impact. […]
Privacy advocates and the intelligence community have painted vastly different pictures over whether a powerful surveillance authority contains enough privacy protections for Americans, as lawmakers look to act before the program’s statutory authority expires next week. At issue in the sprawling debate is the extent of the changes passed last Congress during the last reauthorization […]
Decades of anger and frustration are turning into cautious optimism for some victims of contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, as about two dozen of more than 3,700 lawsuits seeking compensation for damages appear headed for trial later this year in federal court in North Carolina. Once settled, these so-called bellwether cases, […]
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor” after right-wing figures continued a recent trend of pushing back on the president’s recent comments. “Well, it wasn’t a depiction. It was me, I […]
As Congress returns from recess, Democrats in both the House and Senate plan to force votes regarding the U.S. military’s campaign against Iran this week, just as President Donald Trump is announcing a new naval blockade amid a two-week ceasefire. “Upon our return, we will force another vote on the House floor around the War […]
In a time of budget austerity for most Trump administration agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission stands apart as a regulator that is asking Congress for more money. The CFTC is requesting $410 million for fiscal 2027, an increase of $45 million, or 12 percent, from its enacted fiscal 2026 level. The agency also wants to […]
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President Donald Trump will have wide latitude to keep his preferred pick leading the Justice Department after his firing of ally Pamela Bondi, including scenarios that could entirely avoid a Senate confirmation process well into the future. Any permanent attorney general nominee could face a tough path to confirmation in the Senate, where controversies and […]
Pamela Bondi will not appear for her scheduled deposition next week as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a panel spokesperson said Wednesday. The panel stipulated the April 14 deposition date in a letter to the then-attorney general last month, after a bipartisan coalition voted […]
The White House struggled Wednesday to explain and defend President Donald Trump’s threat to end Iranian civilization, with his top spokesperson crediting his tough talk with fostering a fragile two-week ceasefire deal already being tested in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon. Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, was peppered with questions from reporters about […]
President Donald Trump may have backed down on his Tuesday threat to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization, but Democrats hope his social media posts triggered enough outcry to buoy them to a congressional majority and, possibly, lead to a push to impeach Trump for the first time this term and the third time since he […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours after a world-shaking threat to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization. In a post on his Truth Social platform just after 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, the U.S. commander in chief said senior Pakistani officials had brokered the temporary halting of hostilities, which […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization if its government did not meet his many demands, in a sharp escalation of his war with the Islamic Republic. In a morning post on his Truth Social platform, Trump sent more conflicting messages about his intentions and how far he might be […]
President Donald Trump’s desire to make the nation’s capital “beautiful again” is a central focus of the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the Interior Department. The budget, released Friday, calls for $15.9 billion for the department, a $2.3 billion decrease from the fiscal 2026 enacted level. The White House said this decrease accounts […]
The Supreme Court sent Stephen Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction back to lower courts Monday to address the Trump administration’s attempt to wipe out the case against the president’s former adviser. Bannon had appealed his conviction to the justices after both a federal trial judge and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of […]
President Donald Trump unveiled a nearly $2.2 trillion spending request for fiscal 2027 Friday that features an enormous defense boost, posing a major challenge to GOP leaders as they seek an election-year spending deal with Democrats. National security spending would soar to $1.5 trillion in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, a roughly 42 […]
President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a nearly $2.2 trillion discretionary spending request for the coming fiscal year, a nearly 21 percent increase over the current year’s level because of a dramatic proposed boost in defense funding. The election-year spending blueprint doubles down on an administration drive to pump up the Pentagon’s budget while making major […]
The Senate took the first step Thursday in a GOP-backed plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, sending the House for a second time its bill to fund the department except for immigration enforcement. In an early-morning pro forma session, the Senate agreed, by voice vote, to table a House measure that would have […]