Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said he would vote against the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, adding to the list of lawmakers who have criticized President Trump's potential nomination.  “I would not vote for him,” Fetterman told lawmakers outside of the Capitol. The Pennsylvania senator pointed to Blanche's efforts to create an...

Despite ongoing work to keep the parasite out of the U.S., the New World screwworm fly was found in a calf near the Mexican border.

E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused President Trump of sexual assault, responded to a reported Department of Justice (DOJ) probe on her Substack on Thursday, shooting down the idea she lied while under oath. “I will just tell you that I did not commit perjury. I did, however, vacuum the Hovel and scrub the...

Former first lady Jill Biden said Wednesday that her husband and former Vice President Kamala Harris remain “friends,” nearly a year-and-a-half after they left office. While promoting her new book at the Sixth & I synagogue in Washington, D.C., she said Harris recently called former President Biden. “They’re still friends. … They talk, she calls...

Weeks after crews drained the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to repaint its floor and make repairs, water began flowing.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the $1.8 billion proposed for the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund to bolster the budget for cracking down on fraud against U.S. taxpayers. “This amendment prohibits federal funds from being used to establish, administer, defend or pay claims...

The House Armed Services Committee adopted a provision for the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would demand the Pentagon inform Congress why senior military officers were fired or dismissed within five days.  The requirement was introduced by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and was adopted on Thursday without objections in a bipartisan voice vote. ...

Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jay Bhattacharya defended the Trump administration’s response to the Ebola outbreak Thursday, writing in The Wall Street Journal that the measures being taken are scientifically stronger than those implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Bhattacharya said the COVID-19 public health response measures such as “lockdowns,” school closures, and mask...

Three Republicans in tough Senate races this fall joined Democrats in voting for an amendment to prevent the Justice Department from ever creating an “anti-weaponization" fund like the one President Trump proposed. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) voted in favor of the amendment, which ultimately failed 49-50. If successful,...

Treasury Secretary Bessent accused Rep. Sánchez of seeking social media clips during a heated exchange over Trump family tax audit immunity deal.