Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are mourning the passing of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), showing an outpouring of support for the 75-year-old lawmaker who died Wednesday morning after a short stint with cancer. Colleagues from both parties praised Connolly for his years of service and shared personal stories following his family's announcement. Republican Rep....
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been working to bring facial recognition technology to security checkpoints at hundreds of airports over the last several years. Here's what to know about it.
Just days ahead of the five-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, President Trump's administration has announced it will drop investigations into the Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., police departments. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has begun the process of dismissing Biden-era lawsuits that accused Louisville and...
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus say they are working with the White House on a deal that would secure their support for the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” claiming they had reached an agreement on Tuesday night — a characterization that the White House is pushing back on — while casting doubt on the...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, advancing a key campaign promise of President Trump's, with the help of Senate Democrats. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) brought the “No Tax on Tips Act” to the floor with the expectation that it would be blocked, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the sponsor of the...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday defended its decision to deport eight migrants on a flight to South Sudan but remained coy about whether the war-torn nation would be the group’s “final destination.” The flight came after multiple court decisions barring DHS from removing migrants from the country, including an emergency order requiring...
Advisors to the president might try to convince Trump that there is a shortcut that lets him claim historic victory without demanding an end to Iran’s enrichment program and real change in its regional behavior.
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to halt discovery in a lawsuit seeking access to documents and information about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) operations. The emergency application asks the justices to lift a judge’s order allowing limited discovery into whether DOGE is an “agency,” which would make it subject to Freedom of...