Washington — The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill as both chambers race to pass it before the end of the year. The legislation — which sets lawmakers’ defense priorities and authorizes spending levels for the Defense Department and national security programs — cleared the lower chamber in a bipartisan vote
Erika Kirk has a message for people who sought to justify the assassination of her late husband, Charlie Kirk: “You’re sick.” “He’s a human being,” she said in a CBS News town hall, airing Saturday on CBS. “You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter.” She continued: “You want to watch in
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at her office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2025. David A. Lieb/AP Photo A group of Missouri voters has filed a petition with more than 300,000 signatures calling for a referendum that they hope will block a redistricting plan favorable to Republicans. The group, known as People Not
Twin City Teachers and their supporters march in Minneapolis on Feb. 12, 2022. Hannah Hobus/Pioneer Press via AP A federal complaint filed on Dec. 9 alleges that one of the largest school districts in Minnesota illegally prioritized race and gender in hiring and personnel decisions. The lawsuit from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division
Moderate Republicans filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Obamacare subsidy extension, defying House GOP leadership in a dramatic floor action.
Several IT firms that appear to bar U.S. citizens from certain jobs also have contracts with the federal government, suggesting that they are discriminating against Americans even as they receive millions in taxpayer largesse. The Trump administration is now investigating those companies, and the General Services Administration told the Washington Free Beacon it would “take
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum discusseed Trump's energy dominance agenda in an exclusive interview, contrasting Pennsylvania and California policies.