President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's top scientific agency focused on climate and weather said in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday one of his "top" priorities would be National Weather Service staffing levels. Neil Jacobs, nominated to be the next leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is testifying in the Senate Commerce...
PETA is suing the American Kennel Club for its breed standards, which they argue encourage the breeding of short-snouted breeds that can have serious health issues.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) took a shot at President Trump Wednesday for falling well short of his top trade advisor’s pledge of striking 90 trade deals in 90 days, declaring it another “broken promise.” “Ninety days ago Donald Trump promised the world that his tariffs would lead to 90 deals in 90 days,”...
More than 90 Democratic lawmakers filed a brief with a federal court this week telling it to block an agreement between the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would give the agency access to private taxpayer data. The group of 93 senators and representatives called the data sharing agreement “unprecedented” and said it...
Supreme Court justices Jackson and Sotomayor disagree over Trump's federal workforce reduction plan in an 8-1 ruling that allows the president's downsizing initiative to proceed.
The House Oversight Committee completed another deposition of a former Biden aide in its investigation into allegations of a cover-up of the former president's mental acuity.
Democratic lawmakers from New Hampshire unite against President Donald Trump's $3.4 trillion bill, but the party's progressive base is "frustrated" with the lack of action in the fight against the Republican package.
Republican lawmakers are calling for a probe into an app that allows users to monitor and share ICE sightings, arguing it helps criminals evade capture.