With Social Security's looming insolvency date roughly six years away, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a proposal Tuesday to grapple with one of the most consequential financial challenges facing the federal government.
Maine Democrats are seizing on a new fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their state, fighting to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins to the embattled federal agency - and to shift the conversation away from the unrelated scandal that threatens to undermine their strength in a high-stakes U.S. Senate race.
House Republicans plan to use a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill to pay for the Iran war, sidelining Democrats who threatened to block the military spending.
Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would put into law President Trump's policy to stop minting pennies, which cost $3.69 to produce a single one-cent coin.
President Trump reversed plans to slap hefty fees on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran conflict only intensified Tuesday as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade and Tehran launched new attacks on Gulf countries.
New Gallup data show that people are growing increasingly distrustful of major technology companies such as Meta, Apple, and Google, as well as a newer player in the surveillance industry, Flock Safety. Some people are even taking matters into their own hands by destroying the AI-powered surveillance cameras appearing in communities across the country. Flock […]
Maryland Democrats will convene this August to propose a state constitutional amendment that could allow voters to disenfranchise their Republican neighbors in the name of democracy. Democratic leaders in the Maryland General Assembly have called the special session to pursue another redistricting attempt. If three-fifths of the members of both chambers approve the proposal, Maryland […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business's request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC's approval on July 9. The company's goal is to launch an experimental satellite, Eärendil-1, and operate it in low...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who formerly backed ex-Maine senate candidate Graham Platner, said he “should’ve listened to my wife” about the former candidate, who has been accused of sexual assault. Khanna, a progressive, had backed Platner’s campaign during its run, and even attended a rally alongside the former Senate candidate last month. He said the...
A bipartisan elections panel found that billionaire Elon Musk likely violated Wisconsin’s election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters during the state’s Supreme Court election last year. The Wisconsin Election Committee voted 5-1 last week to refer two complaints against Musk to the Brown County district attorney’s office after finding...
House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration official tasked with overseeing the country’s export controls, pressing him on the White House’s track record on advanced AI chip sales. Jeffrey Kessler, who serves as head of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bureau’s budget...
The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against the measure. The legislation now heads to the...
John Sandweg, the former acting director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on Tuesday said the agency should pause conducting traffic stops, which it has done on a temporary basis. “I think it is absolutely time that we take a hard look, if not a moratorium on vehicular stops, until such time as we can...
