Over a hundred current and former White House staffers signed a letter backing the Biden administration’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war, as Biden’s support for Israel has divided Democrats. The letter, first reported by The New York Times, has 127 signatures, fewer than a similar letter earlier this month from former White House and campaign...
A federal jury reached an impasse on Thursday in a civil rights case against a police officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in 2020, forcing a mistrial. After nearly a week of deliberation, the jury could not agree on whether to convict former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force that violated the rights...
President Biden recently issued a sweeping artificial intelligence executive order, marking the country's most ambitious attempt to regulate the growing tech industry and its use of AI in our everyday lives. The attempt to establish guardrails in an ever-evolving industry is groundbreaking and helps ensure that the U.S. can maintain leadership in this growing strategic...
House Republicans are finally getting a break from each other over Thanksgiving after a grueling, contentious stretch that saw two fights over how to avoid a shutdown, three weeks without a Speaker, and even an allegation of a jab to the kidneys. But when they come back, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is not set...
The walls — both political and legal — are closing in on Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). The embattled New York Republican is coming off a bruising week that began with his second former aide taking a plea deal, continued with the release of a damning Ethics report and ended with the introduction of another expulsion resolution that...
Hispanics in Congress are snubbing discussions of tying Ukraine funding to GOP-backed asylum changes, but immigration advocacy groups, furious at the very suggestion, are worried that Latinos are unrepresented at the negotiating table. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is steering clear of the ongoing Senate talks, which are premised on asylum reform proposals that obliterate...
Republicans say their education policies are not to blame for last week’s election losses, and they are planning to hold their current course heading into 2024. Last week, Virginia Democrats, many of whom made schools a leading campaign issue, were able to secure full control of the state’s General Assembly, while Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear...
GOP lawmakers are sounding the alarm on TikTok's impact on American youth and its national security risks after Usama bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" went viral.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting pushback from free-speech rights groups and a fellow 2024 White House contender over his decision to "deactivate" pro-Palestinian student groups.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is criticizing government officials who signed onto a letter dissenting against President Biden's pro-Israel stance in its fight against Hamas terrorists.