Bolton case set to be presented to grand jury as DOJ prosecutors seek indictment

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The Justice Department is expected to present a possible criminal case and seek a grand jury indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton as soon as Thursday afternoon at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, according to two sources familiar with the matter.  In August, the FBI searched Bolton’s home and office as part

Trump Signs Executive Order Putting New Restrictions on Federal Hiring

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President Donald Trump speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP President Donald Trump on late Wednesday signed a new executive order that told agencies to restrict hiring throughout the federal government,

Government shutdown live updates as Senate holds 10th vote to fund government

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  17m ago What’s on the Senate’s schedule today The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., senators will take a procedural vote on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government until Nov. 21, along with another procedural vote on a judicial nomination, according to Majority Whip John Barrasso’s office. Then at

Senate set to vote on advancing Pentagon funding bill amid shutdown

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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on advancing an individual year-long appropriations bill to fund the Pentagon as GOP leaders pursue an alternative approach to restart some funding as the government shutdown has stretched into a third week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune teed up consideration of the full-year Defense Department appropriations