US Politics

Governors in New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency as a significant nor’easter brings heavy rain, strong winds, and dangerous flooding to the region. New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill both announced Friday they would issue emergency declarations ahead of the weekend storm. “I’m declaring a State…

House Republicans are locked in a deepening internal conflict over whether longtime committee chairs should receive exemptions from the party’s six-year term limits rule. Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson of Pennsylvania and Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers of Alabama have both signaled they intend to seek waivers after leading their committees for six years. Rep. Ken…

A federal judge has ordered the White House to immediately restore press credentials for reporters at CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, ruling the ban likely violated constitutional due process rights. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly handed down the ruling in the early hours of Thursday morning, following an emergency hearing on the outlets’ joint lawsuit….

The U.S. Senate is weighing whether to remain in Washington longer than planned in order to bring a data center energy bill to the floor for a vote. The legislation has already cleared the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, passing by a vote of 417 to 3 in a rare show of near-unanimous agreement. The…

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Tuesday that persistently high inflation could earn his vote for higher interest rates at the next policy meeting. “If inflation appears not to be moderating sufficiently, then I think we should act decisively to raise rates,” Barr said in prepared remarks at the Second Chance Lending Forum in Washington….

As President Trump prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, rights advocates and lawmakers are demanding human freedom take center stage at the summit. The September 24 Trump-Xi meeting has drawn intense attention from bipartisan lawmakers, human rights organizations, and advocacy groups pressing the administration to act. Calls are mounting for Trump to…

Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are locked in a fierce dispute over fisheries management ahead of the 2026 Alaska Senate election. The central flashpoint is bycatch, the unintended capture of salmon and other nontarget species in nets used by large trawling vessels harvesting pollock and other groundfish in the Bering Sea and…

A new poll indicates that a majority of American voters believe the country is moving in the wrong direction ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The survey results suggest widespread dissatisfaction among the electorate, with voters expressing concern about the current state of the nation. Democrats appear poised to benefit from this pessimistic national mood,…

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, says federal agencies have failed to share investigative findings with his office. The Department of Homeland Security has not handed over findings from its probes into the January killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, despite repeated congressional requests. Pretti,…

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker delivered sharp criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the leader’s high-profile summit with President Trump in Washington, D.C. During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Wicker said that had the White House sought his “advice,” he would have recommended Trump “not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for such…