Byron Donalds leads bipartisan effort to punish federal workers for failure to report foreign gifts
House Reps. Byron Donalds and Jared Golden are teaming up for a new bill aimed at increasing transparency in foreign gifts given to U.S. officials.
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Democratic leadership questions loom over Congress’ return
Washington — Congress returns Monday from a weeklong recess as the fallout continues from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s move to help Republicans advance a controversial spending bill earlier this month to avoid a government shutdown. As lawmakers left Washington following many weeks in session, a recess that Democrats initially hoped would be marked by
Louisiana’s congressional map returns to Supreme Court today
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana’s congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections. The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial gerrymandering and the drawing of political districts to land before the high court following the re-crafting
Inside the Country’s Largest COVID Fraud. Plus, Inside Israel’s Revamped War Plan.
Feeding our fraud: It took jurors less than five hours to convict Aimee Bock and Salim Said on 28 counts of wire fraud, federal programs bribery, money laundering, and related conspiracy counts in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, dubbed “the shame of Minnesota” by assistant U.S. attorney Joe Thompson. Altogether a cast of almost
Former Rep. Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to US House, Dies at 49
Former Utah Rep. Mia Love passed away at her home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, on Sunday, according to her family. Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah), who made history in 2014 as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died at age 49 on March 23, according to her family. “With grateful hearts filled
DeSantis pushes Florida surgeon general for CDC director role
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis advocates for the Trump administration to tap state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director.
Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments in high-profile deportation suit involving Venezuelan nationals
The D.C. Circuit Court will hear arguments after the Trump administration requested a stay on a judge’s order blocking deportation flights of Venezuelans to El Salvador.