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Two Republican congressmen introduced the SHUSH Act, which aims to remove regulations surrounding firearm suppressors.

GOP lawmakers introduce SHUSH Act to ease firearm suppressor regulations

A Rhode Island federal judge issued the second ruling this week blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on distributing federal money.

Second judge rules to block Trump spending freeze from taking effect

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Many federal websites, data sets go dark following Trump’s ‘gender ideology’ ban

Amazon is increasing ad spending on X, reversing a decision made over a year ago amid concerns about content moderation.

Amazon to increase ad spend on X, signaling policy reversal: Report

Mexico’s President urges Google not to rename Gulf of Mexico

Mexico’s president urges Google to reject Trump’s push to rename Gulf of Mexico

Civil rights activists are pushing for a nationwide boycott of Target over its decision to phase out its DEI initiatives.

Civil rights activists call for Target boycott after DEI rollback

Senior FBI officials have been told they’ll be fired Monday, Feb. 3, if they don’t resign or retire first, according to a CNN report.

Senior FBI officials told to resign by Monday or be fired

Parents of the infamous crypto convict and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are reportedly asking about a pardon around Trump's circle.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents are looking into Trump pardon: Report

The White House and FBI are reportedly probing whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used a third party to evade chip export restrictions.

DeepSeek faces federal investigation over how it got its AI chips: Report

Federal employees have been told to remove their pronouns from email signatures to align with President Trump’s recent executive orders.

Federal employees told to remove their pronouns from email signatures

President Trump's first week back in office resulted in varied reactions from U.S. governors.

How US governors reacted to President Trump’s first days in office

US Appeals Court rules federal law banning gun sales to adults under 21 unconstitutional, citing Second Amendment rights.

Law banning gun sales for adults under 21 unconstitutional: Appeals court

President Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, effective Feb. 1, citing unfair oil prices and fentanyl smuggling concerns.

Trump may not include oil in 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico

The black boxes have been recovered from both aircraft involved in the deadly crash near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night.

Black boxes recovered in deadly plane, helicopter collision

The New York Times reports the FAA found the DC-area airport was down an air traffic controller before Wednesday night's midair collision.

FAA: Busy DCA tower short-staffed on night of deadly midair crash

Four states – Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Carolina - have bills that would change the state’s criminal codes on homicides.

4 states introduce bills allowing murder charges for women who get abortions

Kansas joins three other states in a lawsuit against counting noncitizens in the census, saying the electoral college is impacted.

Kansas joins 3 states suing the Census Bureau for adding noncitizens to data

Bloomberg reports the White House is exploring ways to expand the president's powers, allowing him to spend more freely.

Trump considers suing to end key limit on president’s spending power: Report

A group of Democratic governors is reportedly pushing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to take a stronger stance against President Donald Trump.

Democratic senators push Schumer to take stronger stance against Trump

The Trump administration has ordered a review of Biden-era fuel economy standards in a move officials say will help save consumers money.

Trump admin says review of Biden’s fuel economy standards will lower car prices

In a letter, Chairman Brendan Carr told the outlets he is concerned they are breaking federal law by airing commercials.

FCC chair opens investigation into PBS, NPR sponsorship practices

Missouri can move forward with its $25 billion lawsuit against China after a U.S. appeals court ruled in the state's favor on Thursday.

Missouri notches win in effort to sue China for $25 billion over COVID

Lawmakers are discussing what can be done after a flight in Washington, D.C., hit a helicopter, killing 68 people.

Does Congress regret adding flights at Reagan despite collision warnings?

President Donald Trump addressed the nation just hours after a midair collision involving a commercial jet and army helicopter near Washington D.C.

Trump on plane crash: White House has ‘strong opinions’ on what caused it