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The heads of the largest airlines in the country penned an open letter Wednesday calling on Congress to fund a major modernization of the U.S.’s antiquated air traffic control system that has contributed to heightened…
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s firing of two Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) were unlawful, deeming them “null and void.” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said…
President Trump pulled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa into an extended and at times tense debate about claims of “genocide” against white farmers in South Africa, playing a video in the Oval Office to support…
In a moment of historic labor shortages and economic uncertainty, the U.S. should embrace every source of human potential. Instead, some of the country’s most powerful voices are pushing policies that attempt to grow the…
The issue has roiled lawmakers in both parties.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended to House members the Trump administration’s request to cut 15 percent from her department’s budget. McMahon at times had contentious moments with members as she emphasized the request…
A federal judge said Wednesday the Trump administration violated his order when it flew a group of migrants it says are violent criminals to South Sudan earlier this week, and he will issue an order requiring it…
The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, a new study finds. Many residents of communities prone to the proliferation…
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins thinks Congress needs to take charge in naming the heads of major legislative branch agencies, including the Library of Congress and Government Accountability Office. “I think what we’re going to…
A federal judge on Wednesday chided the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a hearing where he agreed to dismiss a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D), stemming from his visit to a U.S.…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin got into a shouting match over agency grant cancellations during a Senate hearing Wednesday. Whitehouse was questioning Zeldin over whether the EPA conducted individual reviews…
Among the tools the Trump administration is using to get states, local governments, nonprofits and schools to agree with its directives is the withholding of federal dollars. Although the government can use the power of…
A flag bearer outside the White House collapsed ahead of the arrival ceremony for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Trump on Wednesday. The fall backward was seen on video from cameras waiting…
The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor off the coast of American Samoa. The Interior Department announced late Tuesday it would start the…
A pair of champion South African golfers joined their country’s president for a visit to the White House on Wednesday in an appeal to President Trump’s love of the sport. Ernie Els and Retief Goosen…
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Speaker Mike Johnson and House Freedom Caucus members will head to the White House for a 3 p.m. meeting today, according to three Republicans with direct knowledge of the matter. The high-stakes gathering will come…
New Jersey officials warned of “potential exposures” to measles after a new case was identified in a non-state resident who was infectious while attending a Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium last week. The New Jersey…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, with backing from the White House, is making plans to muscle through the GOP’s domestic-policy megabill Wednesday, with top Republicans seeking to quickly quash a last-minute rebellion from conservative hard-liners. The…
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) knocked acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over her prosecution of his fellow Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), calling the charges against her “trash.” Habba charged the first-term congresswoman with two counts of…