US Politics

Senator Patty Murray, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is leading a legislative push to financially penalize the White House for airing political advertisements funded by taxpayers. Murray and fellow Senate appropriators introduced the Penalties for Propaganda Act, a bill designed to cut the Office of Management and Budget’s budget by $20 million for…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday evening that she has appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in a high-profile sexual assault case. The case centers on a former Cornell University student who alleges she was raped at a Chi Phi fraternity house near the Ivy League campus in October 2024. Hochul…

California and six other states have filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s cancellation of $810 million in congressionally approved spending. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by California, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon. The states argue Trump’s use of a “pocket…

In a sharp and combative exchange, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton faced off in a CNN debate Wednesday over the state’s gubernatorial seat. The debate, the first and only scheduled before ballots go out to California voters, covered immigration, the economy, and healthcare over the course of one hour. Hilton, a…

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has extended a suspension of the state’s gasoline use tax, offering continued relief to drivers facing prices above $4 per gallon. The Republican governor originally announced the 30-day suspension as gas prices surged following the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which disrupted global oil markets significantly. Iran’s restriction of shipping through the…

The White House announced plans late Friday to claw back $810 million in congressionally appropriated funding, triggering sharp criticism from members of both chambers. The controversial budget maneuver, known as a pocket rescission, allows a president to block funding by submitting a request so close to the fiscal year’s end that Congress cannot act in…

Senate negotiators have released a long-awaited draft bill aimed at dramatically streamlining the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects across the country. The legislation, spanning more than 400 pages, represents a rare bipartisan agreement in the Senate at a time when political cooperation has been difficult to achieve on major policy issues. Sens….

President Trump placed Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) front and center Wednesday as he unveiled a landmark $54 billion investment in an Alaska natural gas export project. The Alaska LNG pipeline deal forms part of a sweeping $200 billion investment commitment from South Korea into the United States across multiple energy sectors. Beyond the pipeline, the…

Two Democratic senators are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for answers after reports surfaced that agency funds were used to air television advertisements promoting President Trump. Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Chris Murphy of Connecticut sent a formal letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday, demanding he respond to pointed questions about…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee in Texas, has privately admitted that the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas damaged his standing with voters. Paxton made the candid remarks at a private fundraiser held in Washington, D.C., attended by conservative donors and lobbyists, according to The New York Times. An audio clip of…