Politics

An outage at the FAA disrupts thousands of flights; Alabama warns about the abortion pill and the COVID-19 public health emergency extends.

PM rundown: COVID emergency extended, abortion pill prosecution

C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to allow her organizations cameras in the House chamber full time.

C-SPAN asks Kevin McCarthy to keep cameras in House full time

Republican politicians and officials in New York called on Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to resign following revelations of a two-fold scandal.

New York Republicans call on Rep. Santos to resign over scandals

The FAA is fixing a nationwide technical outage and has ordered all airlines to pause domestic flights in the U.S.

AM rundown: Flights grounded, Biden investigation underway

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates taking away $72B in IRS funding would actually cost the country $186B in lost revenue.

House Republican vote to strip IRS funding could cost country $114 billion

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., is running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat in 2024 even though Feinstein has yet to announce her plans.

California Rep. Katie Porter announces run for Feinstein’s Senate seat

Lawyers working for President Biden found classified documents while packing up the president’s former downtown D.C. office.

Lawyers found classified documents in Biden’s old office

House Republicans are forming two committees. One to investigate the "weaponization of the federal government," and one to investigate China.

House Republicans to investigate how FBI collects data on Americans

New Jersey's gun law, signed in December, was immediately met with legal challenges that are now playing out in court.

PM rundown: NJ gun law paused, China retaliates against travel restrictions

Following up on a plan from President Biden, the Education Department proposed changes to "reduce the cost of federal student loan payments."

With Biden plan in limbo, DOE proposes student loan changes

A U.S. attorney has been assigned to review 10 classified documents discovered in an office Joe Biden used during his time as Vice-President.

AM rundown: Classified documents in Biden office; CA floods

The House elected a speaker, now it needs to approve the rules package it will use to govern how the chamber operates for the next two years.

What’s in the House rules package?

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., officially resigned from his post on Sunday. Nebraska's governor will appoint someone to fill his seat.

PM rundown: Sen. Sasse steps down, Iran executes more protesters

The Border Patrol announced it will start filling in gaps in the border wall along the Colorado River in Arizona.

Border Patrol to resume wall construction in Arizona

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be leading the floor in The House chamber. It's now on to business for the GOP.

AM rundown: Biden in Mexico, NY nurses strike, Calif. floods

Some members of the House want a minimum 72 hours to read a bill before they have to vote on it. Straight Arrow News asked Americans what they think.

Should Congress read bills it votes on? The people say yes

The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots published the Social Security numbers of nearly 2,000 people online.

WaPo: Hundreds of Social Security numbers found in Jan. 6 files

South Carolina justices struck down a heartbeat bill while Idaho justices upheld a nearly total ban on abortion with some exceptions.

South Carolina, Idaho Supreme Courts issue differing abortion rulings

Kevin McCarthy came just three votes short of the House speakership after he reached a deal with key Republican opponents.

Kevin McCarthy gains new votes in quest for House speaker

Border Patrol and police cleaned up hundreds of migrants camped out in downtown El Paso, just days before President Biden arrives.

Midday rundown: El Paso swept of migrants, honeybee vaccine approved

Bills' safety, Damar Hamlin, is on the mend. Now, a decision has been made to not resume the Buffalo Bills and Bengals game.

Morning rundown: Damar Hamlin on the mend, Jan. 6 anniversary

The FBI is upping its reward, yet again, to help find the person who planted pipe bombs on the night before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

FBI still searching for pipe bomb suspect 2 years after Jan. 6 attack

President Biden announced a new immigration program that will allow 30,000 immigrants a month to come into the United States legally.

Biden announces immigration program, will deport those who don’t use it

If an individual is arrested under the new system, a judge will decide whether the accused awaits trial in jail or not.

Illinois counties could eliminate cash bail in 2023