{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FTC invalidates Calif. deal with truck makers The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declared that an emissions agreement between California and four major truck makers is “unenforceable,” paving the way for noncompliance with the Golden State’s pollution rules, which are stricter than federal standards....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday urged Illinois and New York to press ahead with redistricting efforts as GOP lawmakers push to pick up five additional House seats in Texas. “Right now forget the talking; it’s not about press. It's time to move. You got to move. I mean, enough,” Newsom said. “We're all...
President Trump defends Social Security program achievements amid Democratic criticism, highlighting zero taxes for most seniors and improved customer service
A National Guard deployment reacheed 400 members in Washington as a federal operation began targeting crime and homelessness around the clock Wednesday.
Democratic lawmakers slammed Republican redistricting efforts before the 2026 Midterm Elections, with one accusing JD Vance of engaging in "congressional-level shoplifting."
From mutinies to modernity, the District of Columbia's unique constitutional status lets Congress – and now President Trump – exert rare control over the capital’s streets and future.
The House Oversight Committee issued a large batch of deposition subpoenas to those with ties to Epstein Aug. 5, including to former President Bill Clinton.
Zohran Mamdani held an anti-Trump campaign event on Staten Island where protesters supporting his Republican opponent, Curtis Sliwa, gathered with cowbells and megaphones.
The history of Palestinian terrorism does not by itself make “subsequent recognition of statehood impossible,” observes Philip Cunliffe at Compact, but the real question...