Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race is over as Democratic incumbent Bob Casey conceded to Republican opponent Dave McCormick Thursday, Nov. 21. The Associated Press called the race in favor of McCormick two days after the election.  “This race was one of the closest in our commonwealth’s history,” Casey said in a statement. “I am grateful to the thousands…

President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time replacing his embattled attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz with Pam Bondi. We’ve got the details of her background. And a volcano in Iceland, once dormant for 800 years, has erupted again — for the seventh time this year. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Nov. 22,…

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduced new legislation Wednesday, Nov. 20, aimed at strengthening pay protections for minor league baseball players. The Fair Ball Act would pair back an exemption in the Save America’s Pastime Act (SAPA) that allows Major League Baseball to avoid wage and overtime laws.  The proposed act would allow SAPA’s wage exemption…

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy gave further detail on their plans to teaming up with President-elect Donald Trump to overhaul the federal government through a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The plan aims to cut federal regulations, reduce the government workforce, and save taxpayers billions by targeting wasteful spending. Musk and Ramaswamy…

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is out as attorney general nominee and out of a job after he resigned from the House of Representatives when he was nominated. Despite that, Gaetz could still be back in Congress this January.  Gaetz resigned on Nov. 14 with the following letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,“Sir, I hereby…

With just weeks left in his presidency, President Joe Biden is working to secure support for Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. As he hits the lame-duck portion of his presidency, Biden announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the forgiveness of $4.7 billion in Ukrainian debt. The president does have the authority…

The Biden administration is reportedly removing its support for a cap on plastic production. Governments from around the world are set to come together in Busan, South Korea on Monday, Nov. 25, for the fifth and final round of negotiations for a United Nations global treaty to end plastic pollution. Grist reports that White House staffers…

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, withdrew his name from consideration on Thursday, Nov. 21. The former Florida congressman said his nomination had “unfairly” become a distraction to Trump’s transition. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve…

Ukraine has accused Russia of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the New York Stock Exchange. And the Pacific Northwest is experiencing a one-two punch as a “bomb cyclone” combines with an atmospheric river. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Ukraine says Russia…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is enforcing a new policy requiring public bathroom use on the House side of the Capitol to line up with biological sex and not gender identity. The new rule comes as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, Delaware Democratic Representative-elect Sarah McBride, prepares to be sworn in on…