(NEXSTAR) — Suddenly received a refund from Amazon, even though you haven’t returned anything in a while? You’re not alone. Several Amazon customers said they recently received refunds for purchases they made years ago –…
California officials announced their intentions on Thursday to file their 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time, over an attempt to upend the state’s stricter-than federal emissions rules. “We want to make sure…
A woman accused of spitting on Washington’s former top federal prosecutor was arrested Thursday on an assault charge, according to court filings. Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, is charged with one federal count of assaulting, resisting or…
In his first hours back in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at unlocking Alaska’s resource potential. This signaled to the world what many Alaskans have long known: The road to…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is writing letters to two dozen former senior Biden administration officials to appear before his committee to answer what they knew about…
President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The suspect walked into the museum, where he…
House Republicans on Thursday approved a massive legislative package comprising the major pieces of President Trump’s domestic agenda, including tax cuts, an immigration crackdown and sharp cuts in Medicaid. The vote defied the skeptics who…
Texas lawmakers have passed a ban on nonmedical sales of THC, the intoxicating ingredient in cannabis, sending the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott (R). “If it gets you high, it is not legal anymore” state…
A staffer on Capitol Hill will be a participant on the popular reality show “Survivor” in its 49th season, which is slated to air this fall. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-Ill.) communication director, Alex Moore, appeared…
The Treasury Department said Thursday it’s planning to end production of the penny in an effort to phase out one of the country’s oldest currencies. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny…
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A new bill to regulate app stores has been introduced in Congress. This legislation will likely spark a debate over its constitutionality, but members of Congress who recognize this as an opportunity to help parents…
House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer is demanding interviews with Joe Biden’s physician and former White House officials as part of his investigation into the former president’s mental decline. The requests, dated Thursday,…
House Republicans’ domestic agenda bill doesn’t have a topline cost estimate yet and faces the likelihood of major rewrites in the Senate, but it’s already sending shockwaves through global financial markets. U.S. bonds have sold…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has told Senate GOP leadership that he is a hard no on the bill the House passed early Thursday morning to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda because the legislation includes language…
In response to the declining birth rate, President Trump recently said he thought that giving mothers a $5,000 “baby bonus” check whenever they gave birth sounded like a good idea. Speaking from experience — I…
Senate Republicans are vowing they will make changes to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after it passed the House early Thursday morning. While the end product is likely to contain sweeping areas of overlap…
The fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., late Wednesday night drew an outpouring of grief as well as a global condemnation of antisemitic violence. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah…
Two individuals were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday after attending the American Jewish Committee’s annual Young Diplomats Reception. Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were both staffers with the Israeli Embassy. Lischinsky…
The Major League Baseball Eras Committee for the Classic Baseball Era will meet in December 2027 to discuss players who were overlooked when they were eligible to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.…