Democrats in Minnesota’s state House staged a boycott on Tuesday, walking out and not showing up for the first day of the legislative session in defiance over how the chamber will be divided. When the state Legislature convened Tuesday but Democrats failed to show up, Republicans vowed to push forward with the session, although questions...
The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and other top state figures. The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the...
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual abuse and heavy drinking. But Republicans vigorously defended President-elect Trump's nominee, and the Senate Armed Services chair touted the hearing as a triumph, with Hegseth surviving...
Meta is planning to lay off about 5 percent of its workforce by targeting the company's lowest performers in preparation for what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said will be an "intense year." Zuckerberg, in an internal memo to employees Tuesday, said he made the choice to "raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers...
Conservatives on social media praised Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth's performance at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday where the exchanges often became fiery.
A marathon seven-hour Louisville police reform consent decree hearing did not produce the results the Biden DOJ appeared to hope for, according to one attorney.
Republican members of the chief House committee on taxes said if Trump's tax cuts expire small businesses could begin paying a higher tax rate than small businesses do in communist China.
President-elect Trump is giving a shoutout to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for pushing a special legislative session to implement Trump's expected immigration crackdown.
House Republicans are beginning early discussions about whether aid to California should be conditioned on changing liberal policies they blame for helping the disaster.
Gold Star families who lost loved ones during the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan endorsed Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of Defense.