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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra violated Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel finds

The Office of Special Counsel found that HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act by advocating for Democrat California Senator Alex Padilla's re-election in 2022.

Senate could vote today on replacing Feinstein in committee, Schumer says

Democrats want to replace Sen Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Republicans are likely to derail the vote if it moves forward this afternoon as Schumer hopes.

Supreme Court signals it will make it easier for workers to claim religious accommodations

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy Tuesday, which concerns a Christian mail worker who claims the U.S. Postal Service wrongfully fired him after failing to accommodate his beliefs about the Sabbath.

Largest-ever Wisconsin land conservation project dies in Legislature

A $15 million, 56,000-acre land purchase in Wisconsin's Pelican River Forest has been rejected by the state Legislature's budget committee.

Kevin McCarthy’s Big Gamble

When a debt-ceiling proposal comes to a vote, some Republicans might fall in line, but the math looks dicey for the House speaker.

Crime as an Extension of Politics

The White House has announced its invitation to the family of Ralph Yarl.

Matt Gaetz scolded for displaying leaked secret Pentagon docs in unclassified hearing

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee had to remind panel members Tuesday not to display classified documents during public hearings after Rep. Matt Gaetz held up a copy of secret Pentagon slides leaked in an online gamer chat room.

Appeals court overturns nation’s first natural gas ban in Berkeley, California

A federal appeals court has overturned Berkeley, California's 2019 ban on natural gas in new construction, setting a precedent that is likely to impact dozens of other municipalities that have moved to end natural gas use or are considering a prohibition.

Trump vows to clean up homeless problem with tents, rehab, jail

Former President Trump has a plan to fix the homeless problem, saying he will work with states to outlaw urban camping and give street people the choice between going to rehab in tent cities or face jail time.

McCarthy faces internal GOP divisions on debt limit proposal

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a difficult path toward uniting the House Republican Conference behind a proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling in exchange for slashing spending.

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