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WASHINGTON — Though it has yet to be scheduled for a vote in the current Congress, momentum continues to build behind legislation that would force automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in new vehicles at no additional charge to consumers.... Read More

As the House prepares for a final vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping reconciliation package, it’s worth pausing to ask a basic question: What, exactly, makes a bill fiscally responsible? As someone who values limited government, strong families and wise... Read More

WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate on Tuesday passed the massive spending and tax cuts package known as the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it back to the House to consider a plethora of changes to the contentious legislation. The 51-50... Read More

WASHINGTON — Their bravery knew no bounds during the first World War, and come September the descendants of the Harlem Hellfighters will finally see their heroic loved ones receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their tenacity and sacrifice. The Hellfighters,... Read More

NEW YORK — Utility ratepayers in New York are one step closer to not having to subsidize the gas line hookups of newcomers to the system. Last week, the New York Legislature voted to repeal the state’s so-called “100-foot-rule,” a... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday could have sweeping implications for the nation’s food industry. The first-of-its-kind legislation requires manufacturers of processed foods and drinks to put warning labels on products... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol police and members of Congress are the latest to get hit with a wave of doxing in which anonymous perpetrators send pizzas to their homes under an assumed name. Doxing refers to gathering personal information about... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday held that fuel industry groups can challenge the Clean Air Act waiver granted by the Environmental Protection Agency that allowed California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. A lower... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into an FBI report that the Chinese government tried to influence the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden. The report was declassified by FBI Director Kash Patel and transmitted to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans unveiled their version of President Trump’s big bill on Monday, offering up a package that includes deeper cuts to Medicaid, but slows the elimination of some renewable energy tax credits. Though the bill text released by... Read More

WASHINGTON — The estimated $40 million military parade that President Donald Trump wanted in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday is over but not the controversy concerning what his critics say are conflicts of interest. Even some of his fellow Republicans are... Read More

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The man suspected of carrying out the shooting spree Saturday morning that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another gravely wounded has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, before being cuffed and ultimately forced to the ground as he tried to speak on the immigration raids... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Well News garnered first place nods for online Beat Reporting and Feature Writing Tuesday night at the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Chapter’s 2025 Dateline Awards ceremony at the National Press Club. In the Beat Reporting category... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Five leaders of the Proud Boys are suing the U.S. government over what they describe as politically motivated prosecutions for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Each of them was convicted on... Read More

Congressional Republicans recently advanced a sweeping budget bill that exceeds their initial savings goal, aiming to reduce federal spending by nearly $1 trillion. A large share of those reductions would come from changes to Medicaid, including new work requirements, copay... Read More

WASHINGTON — Three of the nation’s top officials overseeing U.S. energy policy traveled to Alaska last week to advance President Trump’s goal of “unleashing” Alaska’s potential in the oil and gas space. During the trip, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House Rules Committee on Tuesday will mark up a $9 billion-plus rescissions package from the White House, setting the stage for a floor vote next week that will immediately implement the cuts. The carve-backs requested by President... Read More

“Colleges aren’t turning out the right kind of student[s].” That was the take offered by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a recent podcast appearance, where one of the leading voices in the tech industry echoed an argument we're hearing far too often:... Read More

WASHINGTON — Cost estimates are rising along with congressional outrage over President Donald Trump’s planned military parade June 14 through the streets of Washington, D.C. The latest Defense Department estimate shows it would cost as much as $45 million. A... Read More

The current debate over proof-of-citizenship and other voting restrictions is the latest chapter in a long history of battles over access to the ballot in America. For decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided robust federal protections against discriminatory... Read More

The United States has the worst-performing health care system despite spending the most on health care among nine other high-income nations. Americans, especially in rural communities, have lower life expectancy, higher prevalence of chronic disease, dismal maternal mortality outcomes, significant mental health challenges, and growing obesity rates.  The health of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of U.S. health care practitioners who say a majority of their patients smoke mistakenly believe nicotine is a carcinogen, despite scientific consensus that the harm related to smoking is mainly caused by the burning of tobacco,... Read More

Unfortunately, 2025 has been a tumultuous year for the American consumer. Economic uncertainty fueled by stock market volatility and price increases fueled by tariffs are throwing a wrench into consumers’ financial plans. Which makes the silent reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a veteran’s lawsuit against defense contractor Fluor Corp., over injuries he sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. As recounted in his petition to the high court, former U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy on Friday canceled $3.7 billion in funding for clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction-related projects awarded in the last weeks of the Biden administration. Among the projects losing their grants were an ExxonMobil hydrogen... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Defense Department information technology expert made his first appearance in federal court Friday after being arrested this week on charges of violating the Espionage Act. Nathan Vilas Laatsch is accused of trying to pass top secret... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday told the American Bar Association that the president’s judicial nominees will no longer sit for interviews with nor respond to questionnaires from the organization. For years, the bar association, which describes... Read More

WASHINGTON — Wide swaths of America’s agriculture community are expressing profound concern over a White House report issued by the Make America Healthy Again Commission that they say unjustly vilified farmers, blaming them for a variety of health ills. “It... Read More

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District has partnered with Ameresco, an energy solutions provider, to install over 2.7 MW of solar carport and shade structure PV systems, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, at five of its middle... Read More