Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the former chairman of House panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, said he has mixed feelings about former President Trump’s federal indictment this week in a CBS News interview Thursday. "I don’t feel good about the fact that a former president of the United States is going on...

A peaceful Wednesday afternoon in October will be briefly interrupted by blaring alerts on cell phones, TVs and radios as several federal agencies perform a joint test.

One thing is clear in American politics today: divisive rhetoric dominates the news. This doesn’t come as a surprise. Partisan attacks and bullying drive more clicks and views from the public, which incentivizes media outlets to run stories focusing on polarization in politics much more frequently than stories of cooperation. This has a cyclical effect....

The White House is facing a call from a coalition of civil society groups to make its proposed guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation into binding policy as part of a forthcoming executive order, according to a letter sent Thursday. The coalition of civil, technology and human rights organizations, sent a letter to the White...

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday called it a “very sad day for America” after he pleaded not guilty to charges related to his attempts to subvert the 2020 election results. “When you look at what’s happening this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in America. This is...

{beacon} Evening Report {date('EEEE, MMMM d',time("now"))} © AP Photo/ Alex Brandon Trump pleads not guilty in third arraignment Former President Trump was arraigned Thursday for a third time since April and pled not guilty for the third time to the charges against him. Tuesday's indictment is the first related to events surrounding the 2020...

Story at a glance Dads now make up 18 percent of stay-at-home parents, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.   That number represents a seven percent increase since 1989, the center also found. Over the past three decades, the number of stay-at-home parents has risen and fallen in the country depending on national...

A federal appeals court this week upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to school restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. In a ruling published Tuesday, a three-judge panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction issued last year by the...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block a Texas Senate bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, that targets drag performances.

Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says agents caught four child sex offenders in the space of a single day amid ongoing security concerns at the southern border.