New York — A judge lacks the authority to appoint an impartial expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking investigation of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Friday. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a letter signed by US Attorney Jay Clayton … Read more
Washington– President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to adopt as Republicans face mounting pressure to address rising health care costs and a jump in premiums after lawmakers allowed subsidies to expire. The cornerstone is his proposal to send money directly to Americans for health savings … Read more
Washington– Pete Hegseth barely made it through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become defense secretary earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News host and skeptical of his ability, temperament and suitability for the job. Just three months later, he quickly became embroiled in Signalgate as he and other senior US officials … Read more
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday (November 21, 2025) evening that she will resign from Congress, marking the end of a turbulent five-year career in Washington after a dramatic public break with President Donald Trump. Greene, who was once considered one of Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill, stated that her last day … Read more
League Under Scrutiny NBA officials met Wednesday with congressional staffers in Washington to discuss the league’s connection to sportsbooks and recent gambling scandals. The talks followed federal charges against Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, and others. Two sources told The Associated Press that Commissioner Adam Silver did not attend, … Read more
The Supreme Court is considering a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the foundational legislation of the civil rights movement, which could strike down a key provision of the law prohibiting racial discrimination in redistricting. On Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments for the second time in a case involving Louisiana’s congressional map, … Read more
The federal government officially entered at midnight Wednesday after Congress leaders were unable to reach an agreement on the Stopgap bill, leaving the legislators holding straw on how to break the impasse. The closure has become certain after the legislators The sound of a pair of Stopgap financing packages – One of the “clean” bill … Read more
(Nexstar) – We are less than two months away from changing the renal watches. The time of savings will end in daylight, and we will back away from an hour and the sun will come closer soon than it was now. If some state Federal legislators were their way, this will be the last time … Read more
Republicans in Congress scored a tremendous victory this summer when they passed A “big bill” for President Donald Trump “the beautiful bill” of taxes and spending Without one democratic vote. But when they return to Washington this fall after the August holiday that lasted a month later, they will have to find a way to … Read more
As Texas congressional districts go, the 21st is pretty easy to parse. The outline of it, which dips into Austin and enfolds a vast swath of the San Antonio suburbs, looks like a lumpier than average flightless bird, or a small-headed figure wearing a cape in a windstorm. It is rich and Republican and has … Read more