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Colossal cost — and tiny benefit — of the ‘net zero’ climate madness

Right now, thousands of diplomats, bureaucrats, and campaigners are meeting in Türkiye yet again for the 31st United Nations climate summit.

Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to ‘rein in ICE’ and ‘rebuild’ DOJ next Congress

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is launching his bid to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee with a promise to investigate alleged corruption and effect policy changes within the Trump administration.

New White House lobbying rule under Stephen Miller: Staff can’t meet with lobbyists without approval

White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is ushering in a new era of lobbying protocols at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., reportedly requiring staff to receive prior approval if they want to meet with a lobbyist.

House panel calls for ban on public officials using prediction markets

The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee is calling for new laws to crack down on insider trading in prediction markets.

Bessent to Commerce Dept.: Enforce export controls on Nvidia chips

Treasury Scott Bessent says "any leakage" of advanced computer chips to China is frustrating, and he hopes the Commerce Department will stop it.

White House press secretary says Trump backing Hegseth following latest Signal app allegations

President Trump is backing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following reports that he included his wife, brother and lawyer in a private chat on the Signal app about planned military strikes in Yemen, White House officials said Monday.

Republicans must resolve three conflicts to pass Trump’s agenda

Congressional Republicans have set conflicting goals that will make negotiating a budget reconciliation package for enacting President Trump's agenda a difficult task.

China says it will punish countries that use U.S. trade talks to ostracize Beijing

China on Monday threatened to retaliate against any nation that agreed to isolate Beijing as part of trade negotiations with the Trump administration.

More than 500k immigrants missed their court hearings on Biden’s watch: analysis

Over half a million immigrants failed to show up for their immigration court hearings during former President Joe Biden's term in office, according to a new analysis.

Trump wants to revive the lagging US shipbuilding industry. Here are the hurdles he faces

Trump's executive order instructs a series of assessments regarding how the government could bolster financial support to the industry through the Defense Production Act.

4 more Dems travel to El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia’s return to US

Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari and Maxine Dexter said they visited El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.

Scoop: Anti-Chinese government group launches plan to track anti-CCP legislation in statehouses

A new tracker will allow users to see the state of anti-Chinese Communist Party legislation that is currently in the works across all 50 U.S. state governments.

White House rips alleged Pentagon leakers’ ‘shattered egos,’ brushes off Hegseth second Signal chat report

The White House hit back at recent news reports detailing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's reported involvement in a second Signal group chat, calling it a "nonstory" while also slamming recently fired Department of Defense staffers.

Hegseth shared details of Yemen strikes in second Signal chat: report

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared details of a March military airstrike against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in a second Signal chat, a report said Sunday.

More Democrats make pilgrimage to try to see Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Four House Democrats announced Monday that they had arrived in El Salvador to try to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the deported MS-13 gang suspect who has become a rallying point for President Trump's opponents.

Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes talks with Modi and personal engagements

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

Trump’s 14th week will be dominated by crucial trade talks

President Donald Trump's 14th week in office set to kick off with famed White House Easter Egg Roll before ongoing tariff negotiations.

Vance was one of Pope Francis’ last visitors

Vice President JD Vance, who met with the leader of the Catholic Church at the Vatican on Easter Sunday, was one of Pope Francis's last visitors.

California mayor wants to give homeless people ‘all the fentanyl they want’: ‘Need to purge these people’

A Southern California mayor said he wants to eliminate his city's homeless population by "giving them all the fentanyl they want," as he now faces a recall effort.

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