A California teenager was sentenced to 48 months in prison on Tuesday following a series of interstate threats to injure individuals across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., made more than 375 swatting and threat calls to authorities in which he claimed to have planted bombs, threatened to detonate bombs or conduct...
A federal judge Tuesday clarified that a ruling preventing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems does not extend to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. President Trump and his allies denounced the original sweeping ruling, issued early Saturday before the government could respond. Though U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas agreed...
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce "indirect” research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients. Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the temporary restraining order in response to a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will not defend a year-old rule requiring publicly held companies to disclose climate-related risks and in some cases the details of their emissions. "The Rule is deeply flawed and could inflict significant harm on the capital markets and our economy," acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda...
President Donald Trump's second administration has announced that it will not release White House visitor logs, despite the fact that predecessor President Joe Biden did.
Vice President JD Vance will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday after years of railing against the U.S.’ continued funding of Ukraine in the war against Russia.
Democrats face “few opportunities" to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, a top non-partisan political handicapper predicts.
A Gallup survey of adults living in the U.S. found that former President Barack Obama is the most favorably viewed living president, while former President Joe Biden is viewed least favorably.
President Donald Trump has instructed the Department of Justice to stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a new executive order signed on Monday.