The floor of the Missouri Senate is seen during a filibuster on Sept. 12, 2025, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri Democrats work to slow the states’ redistricting legislation. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images More states could join the national scramble to redraw congressional maps after Missouri Republicans approved a plan targeting a seat that’s long been
An Energy Star rated appliance at a Best Buy store in Marin City, Calif., on March 26, 2010. Justin Sullivan/file/Getty Images House Republicans want to unravel prior administration polices, they say, that eliminate fossil fuels as an energy option in building and appliance codes, raising housing and electricity costs, and limiting consumer choice. House Democrats
A Delta Airlines commercial aircraft flies over Washington as it approaches to land at Dulles International Airport, as seen from Washington, on Aug. 5, 2024. Umit Bektas/Reuters WASHINGTON—The Trump administration said late on Monday it was ordering Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to unwind a joint venture by Jan. 1 that let the carriers coordinate
FBI Director Kash Patel (C) arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley (L) on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday released new documents suggesting that several conservative organizations were targeted by the FBI as part of its
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 16 that extends the deadline for Beijing-based ByteDance to divest its TikTok’s U.S. assets or face a potential nationwide ban. The new deadline is set for Dec. 16, 2025. This was
Megan Garcia (R), who is suing Character.AI alleging her son commit suicide after using its generative AI chatbot, stands with her now-deceased-son Sewell Setzer III in an undated photo. Courtesy of Megan Garcia via AP A Senate hearing into the potential harms to minors from generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot companions on Sept. 16 featured
Federal and local law enforcement officers investigate a suspect’s vehicle on South Capitol Street in Washington, D.C.. on Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images The House of Representatives passed two bills on Sept. 16 that seek to change how crimes are prosecuted in Washington as the Trump administration continues to keep the National Guard active