The presidential pardon power is rooted in Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which grants the president authority to “grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” This power, modeled on early English law, was debated at the Constitutional Convention. Alexander Hamilton argued in Federalist No. 74 that a […]
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview set to air Sunday that President Trump’s newly announced tariff rates are “pretty much set” and the public should not expect them to come down in the near future. “I don't, I don't think they will be in the coming days,” Greer said on CBS News’s...
A magnitude-3 earthquake struck the New York City metropolitan area on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS said the earthquake occurred at 10:18 p.m. local time near Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., which is about 7 miles directly west of Harlem, New York City. Magnitude-3 earthquakes are often felt but do not typically...
Democratic legislators in Texas could flee the state to prevent the GOP from approving new maps that could expand Republicans’ congressional majority. Texas and national Democrats have vowed to fight back while blasting the GOP plans, which could give Republicans five more seats, as discriminatory. Visiting with Democratic state lawmakers in Austin, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem...
Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump's revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first deployed nearly 60 years ago. Advocates say the test, which hasn't been used since 2012, will need a makeover to shift its focus away from competition...
The years-long effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is back in the spotlight following a House Ethics Committee report that took issue with transactions made by a member’s spouse, and after a Senate panel advanced legislation to prohibit lawmakers from making transactions. And some lawmakers are vowing to keep the topic front...
Progressive activists look to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani as inspiring leaders and the future of the Democratic Party at Voters of Tomorrow Summit in D.C.
North Carolina's state auditor said he is looking forward to "keeping government accountable" by cutting wasteful spending through a state form of DOGE.
Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate did his best to defend President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in front of the 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Thursday, but he is arguing an unprecedented case and the judges on the panel, particularly the eight appointed by Democrats, signaled they were […]