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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and other GOP lawmakers requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate former special counsel Jack Smith on Friday.  “Jack Smith was a rogue special counsel on a weaponized witch hunt against Republican Senators,” Blackburn wrote on social platform X. “There must be consequences for this abuse of power.” She sent a...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized Friday for comments suggesting that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco, saying he no longer believes it is necessary. “Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the...

Reports have found additional controversial social media posts Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner made years before his bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R). The Bangor Daily News wrote that Platner — who has already disavowed his previous posts on Reddit — reportedly asked why Black people “don’t tip” in a thread of questions users...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior eyes layoffs — but is hampered by recent ruling The Interior Department is eyeing staff cuts, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. © Greg Nash The department said in a Friday court filing that it would have...

The campaign for Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones announced he raised $500,000 in less than 24 hours after the attorney general debate Thursday, during which Jones’s texting scandal took center stage.  “In last night’s debate, [incumbent] Jason Miyares couldn’t defend the 50 times he’s failed to protect Virginians as Donald Trump has fired...

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House, part of a renewed push to end Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine.  Trump, feeling victorious after securing a ceasefire in the Middle East, projected optimism about ending the war that he once proclaimed he could resolve in one day.  “I’m...

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area amid President Trump’s push to send military troops into Democratic-led cities. The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the high court Friday asking the justices to pause a judge’s order blocking Trump from sending hundreds of...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized the Trump administration Friday over the indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton.  Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of transmitting and retaining national defense information, making him the latest President Trump critic to be criminally charged.  "It's hard to know what to say about...

New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani (D) ripped the Trump administration’s order to halt work on the city’s bus system, the latest in a series of orders targeting city infrastructure projects.  “The Trump administration is once again seeking to meddle with our streets to make buses slower, worsen congestion and pollute our air,” Mamdani...

The Interior Department is eyeing staff layoffs, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. The department said in a Friday court filing that it would have carried out at least some layoffs “imminently” if not for a recent court order blocking agencies from laying off union workers during the shutdown. ...

The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown. The nation's top court "expects to run out of funding on October 18," Patricia McCabe, Supreme Court public information officer, told The Hill. “As a...

Partisan messages recently posted to government websites have prompted complaints that several federal officials may have violated the Hatch Act, a law passed in 1939 to restrict certain political activities by federal employees.

President Trump used an expletive Friday to warn Venezuelan strong man Nicolas Maduro against conflict with the U.S., as the administration escalates military action against drug trafficking in the region.  "He doesn't want to f--- with the U.S.," Trump said, speaking from the White House during a lunch meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump...

As the NYC mayoral race nears its end, Zohran Mamdani is capitalizing on his anti-Trump rhetoric, while Andrew Cuomo is struggling to find a balance between opposing Trump and appearing weak.