Politics

As the Senate prepares to vote on the debt ceiling bill, members were warned not to attempt delay tactics that could push approval past the X date.

Schumer, McConnell warn senators against debt ceiling delay tactics

A Gallup poll found just 18% of Americans are satisfied with the state of nation. That's about half of the historical average.

Poll: 18% of Americans satisfied with state of nation, gov’t named top problem

The House Freedom Caucus, the conservatives who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker, said they won't oust him during debt limit talks.

Freedom Caucus won’t back ousting McCarthy over debt ceiling — for now

Russia issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in an apparent response to comments he made during a trip to Ukraine.

Russia issues arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham

After Bud Light and Target faced boycott calls for supporting the LGBTQ+ community, calls to boycott Kohl's are circulating on social media.

Kohl’s becomes latest to face boycott calls over LGBTQ+ support

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy announced Saturday they have a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.

Biden, McCarthy strike deal to avoid default. Now it’s up to Congress.

Donald Trump's employees moved boxes the day before FBI agents arrived to obtain classified documents. It's a move prosecutors find suspicious.

Trump workers moved boxes day before FBI arrived seeking classified documents

The American Conservative Union's treasurer announced his sudden resignation from the group that runs CPAC.

CPAC treasurer resigns, accuses chairman of mismanaging funds

Over 200,000 deportation cases were dismissed because the Department of Homeland Security failed to file paperwork on time.

DHS funding anti-terror program linking conservative groups to Nazis

Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., shares insight on debt talks as Republicans work to reach a deal that can get 218 votes.

Head of GOP Main Street Caucus shares insight on debt talks, party’s ‘5 families’

Fitch Ratings turned negative on the U.S.'s AAA credit rating as it gets closer to debt default. Here's how a credit downgrade played out in 2011.

US risks credit downgrade ahead of debt default. Here’s what happened last time.

House Speaker McCarthy told reporters Americans who receive payments from the government don't need to worry about backup plans in case of default.

McCarthy: Americans relying on gov’t payments don’t need backup plans

The World Health Organization is working to enact a pandemic treaty that would give it extraordinary power in the event of a health emergency.

WHO pandemic treaty requires countries to give 20% of health supplies, vaccines

Two states have advances bills that would restrict youth access to sexually explicit materials in libraries.

Texas, Louisiana advance bills targeting sexually explicit books in libraries

An Arizona judge dismissed Kari Lake's final challenge to the 2022 midterm elections, reaffirming Katie Hobbs as Arizona governor.

Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim challenging election results

A bipartisan proposal would create a legal status for immigrants who have been in the country illegally for at least five years.

11M migrants in US illegally could get legal status, pay taxes under new bill

Gavin Newsom wrote a letter to textbook publishers demanding records from them as well as the state of Florida.

Newsom demands records from textbook publishers regarding Florida revisions

Immigrants with pending asylum claims have to wait six months to get a work authorization, increasing pressure on NGO's giving them shelter.

Asylum-seekers have to wait 6 months to work in US per federal law

Disney's decision to cancel a $1 billion project in Florida has drawn more attention to the company's feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis in spotlight as Disney cancels $1 billion Florida project

The little-known surveillance program called Data Analytical Services, tracks over a trillion domestic phone records in the US each year.

Wireless providers struggle to remove Chinese technology from cell towers

A new report from Sen. Marco Rubio's office revealed a timeline that casts doubt on the Wuhan wet market origins story.

COVID origins: Wuhan lab told airport of ‘drill’ for coronavirus outbreak in 2019

A bipartisan group of lawmakers including Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Ted Cruz., R-Texas, are teaming up to keep AM radio in electric vehicles.

Progressives and conservatives join forces to save AM radio

The National Archives is handing over records to the special counsel in charge of looking into Trump's handling of classified documents.

Archives to hand over records seeming to contradict Trump on classified docs

The Secret Service is investigating an intrusion at the home of National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, one of President Biden's top aides.

Secret Service investigating intrusion at home of top Biden aide