{beacon} Evening Report Wednesday, September 20   © Mattie Neretin Garland defends DOJ amid Republican probe Attorney General Merrick Garland fiercely defended the Department of Justice (DOJ) against GOP claims of bias in his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since Republicans took control in January. Garland faced particularly sharp questioning over his...

In a Tuesday interview with CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky encouraged former President Donald Trump to share his ideas on how to stop the war with Russia. “He can publicly share his idea now, not waste time, not to lose people, yes, and then say that ‘My formula is to stop the war and stop...

Black women are more likely than any other demographic to see crime as a very serious problem, according to a survey published Tuesday.  Though 92 percent of voters surveyed nationwide and in battleground states said crime is a serious problem, 79 percent of Black women said crime is a very serious problem, according to a...

Republican governors are calling on the Biden administration to release more detailed statistics on immigration and asylum processing, while accusing President Biden of incentivizing "illegal immigration." In a letter to Biden on Tuesday, 25 governors spearheaded by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) asked for detailed information on "where the migrants admitted at the southern border...

The Senate overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance the nomination of Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first military nomination to advance in the chamber since Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) began his blockade seven months ago. The Senate voted 89-8 to tee up a final vote...

The Federal Reserve looked bullish on a “soft landing” scenario for the economy following the latest meeting of its interest-rate setting committee, which concluded Wednesday with a decision to hold rates where they are at a range of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent. While U.S. central bankers made healthier projections on key economic metrics like...

This week, the California Academy of Sciences revealed the age of a beloved Australian lungfish who is the oldest living aquarium fish in the world.

Former President Trump announced his plans to carry out “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history" if he is elected to a second term in the White House.

Republican senators are sounding the alarm about a sharp increase in Chinese migrants entering the U.S. from the southern border, arguing that it raises national security concerns.

Sen. Tim Scott appears to be more aggressive in painting contrasts with his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, targeting Trump, DeSantis, and Haley on abortion