The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on credit reports, potentially freeing up billions in credit. The finalized rule will prevent medical bills from being included on credit reports used by lenders and will prohibit lenders from using medical information in their decision-making. The CFPB...
President Biden is creating two new national monuments in California, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden will officially designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument — protecting a combined 848,000 acres of particular significance to tribes. They are likely one of the last, if not the final, conservation action completed by...
More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that Biden and his administration have for their final days.
The current state of backstage negotiations and other goings-on may lead one to believe things won't just be smooth sailing for the second Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump and two of his former co-defendants are seeking to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final reports on the Washington, D.C., election interference case and the Florida classified documents case.
Those who distrust the federal judiciary should have more faith, in both senses of the word. Faith-related First Amendment rights have been on a multiyear winning streak in courts across the land, and the first major appeals court decision of 2025 has kept that streak alive. When even three judges first appointed by Democratic presidents […]
Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) said on Monday he is ready to meet Republicans “at the 50-yard-line” and even at “the 40-yard-line” due to them being “in the majority.” “So, the American public clearly wants more secure borders,” Bera told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.” “Great. Let's meet at the 50-yard-line. I'd even say, since...