Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $125 million depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office.

A federal court ruled in favor of California's new congressional map Wednesday, saying the fact that the lines were approved by voters as a way to give Democrats more political power shields it from any questions about being an illegal racial gerrymander.

The American Civil Liberties Union has dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration after the Department of Health and Human Services quietly restored millions of dollars in funds to Planned Parenthood after freezing tens of millions in Title X family planning funds.

Health and Human Services Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr will do absolutely anything to keep you safe from the menace of Red Dye No. 3 but nothing to save a single life from chemical abortions or those ghouls at Planned Parenthood.  It’s not merely that HHS has done nothing to roll back Biden-era rules governing mifepristone […]

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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump's supporters grow frustrated by 'flexible' approach to abortion pill GOP lawmakers and anti-abortion advocates on Wednesday called for tighter restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. © Associated Press During a contentious Senate hearing in the morning and a later press conference, lawmakers...

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Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected calls by Denmark and Greenland for the Trump administration to drop its talk of taking over Greenland during a high-profile meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said there was a “fundamental disagreement” between the countries following the meeting,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday rejected the request from Louisiana officials to extradite a California doctor accused of illegally mailing abortion medication. "Louisiana's request is denied," Newsom said in a statement. "My position on this has been clear since 2022: We will not allow extremist politicians from other states to reach into California...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Banks, crypto clash over stablecoin rewards A fight over whether stablecoin holders can receive reward payments has taken center stage in a push to secure bipartisan support for a key cryptocurrency market bill and advance the legislation out of the Senate Banking Committee. © Greg Nash Despite initially...