It’s not just the West: Wildfire season is spreading across the country
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Two Democrats cross aisle to advance Warsh's Fed chair nomination
Two Democratic Senators on Monday joined Republicans in voting to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, backing President Trump’s nominee for chair of the Fed. The upper chamber voted to advance Warsh’s nomination to the Fed's board, setting him up to be confirmed in the coming days to...
DOJ subpoenas Wall Street Journal over Iran war leaks
The Wall Street Journal on Monday said it received grand jury subpoenas from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for reporters' records over media leaks connected to the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. The Journal received those subpoenas on March 4, which referred to reporting published on Feb. 23 that said that Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman...
Chip Roy introduces death penalty bill for convicted fentanyl dealers
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is introducing a bill on Tuesday that proposes allowing the death penalty for people convicted of distributing fentanyl that results in fatalities, Fox News reported. The bill, the Deal Death, Face Death Act, proposes amending the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to say that convicted fentanyl dealers “shall be sentenced, if...
Live updates: Pentagon pegs Iran war cost at $29B as Hegseth, Caine testify on Hill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine are on Capitol Hill for budget hearings on Tuesday morning. The top GOP House appropriators seemed dubious of plans to fund the Pentagon’s $1.5 billion budget request as Congress waits to receive a supplemental request for tens of billions of dollars to fund the...
Ocasio-Cortez, Rubio top poll of 2028 presidential contenders
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio came out ahead in new polling about voters’ preferences for the 2028 presidential election. The Atlas National Poll asked Democratic and Republican voters to choose whom they would support in the 2028 primaries among possible party contenders. Twenty-six percent of Democratic voters indicated they...
Jeffries's office slams Kiggans for agreeing with a conservative host's 'cotton-picking' remarks
The office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) on Tuesday after the Virginia Republican concurred when a conservative radio host urged Jeffries to get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.” Christie Stephenson, a spokesperson for Jeffries, who is the first Black lawmaker to lead either party in Congress,...
Swalwell, #MeToo and the culture of silence in Congress
Congress needs to ban non-disclosure agreements and create an independent investigatory mechanism to address the culture of impunity that allows sexual misconduct, discrimination, and retaliation to go unreported and unpunished.
Blanche warns DOJ will subpoena reporters who receive classified information
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is warning reporters who receive leaks of classified information about potential investigations, as concerns grow about the federal government's cracking down on media outlets critical of the administration. "Prosecuting leakers who share our nation’s secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is...
Key House Republicans press Hegseth, express skepticism on Pentagon budget
The top Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday seemed dubious of plans to fund the Pentagon’s $1.5 billion budget request as Congress waits to receive a supplemental request for tens of billions of dollars to fund the war in Iran. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, pressed...
Democrats expand lead on Republicans in generic midterm ballot: Poll
The Democratic Party has more general support than the GOP ahead of the November midterms, according to a new nationwide survey. The Atlas National Poll, released this week, asked U.S. adults to generally pick which political party’s candidate they would support if the midterms were held today. A majority, 54.6 percent, said they would support...
New whistleblower rules encourage a nation of paid informants
What began as a tool for last-resort truth-telling has turned into a formal market in enforcement leads.
Trump's approval on economy hits new low; 7 in 10 expect recession next year: Poll
A large majority of U.S. voters disapprove of President Trump's handle on the economy, with many saying they expect a recession next year, according to a new poll. The CNN survey, released this week, shows that 30 percent of respondents approve of Trump's handle on the economy, with 70 percent who say they disapprove. During...
Watch live: Hegseth, Caine face Senate questioning over budget, Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on Tuesday morning about the ongoing conflict in Iran and President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request for the Pentagon. Hegseth is also likely to face questions on his growing feud with Sen. Mark Kelly (R-Ariz.)....
Comer requests sit-down with former JPMorgan banker in Epstein probe
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday asked former JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley to sit for an interview with the panel as part of its probe into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Comer wrote in a letter to Staley, “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department...
