President Trump brought up Pearl Harbor while seated next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office on Thursday, as he explained why the U.S. didn’t give allies like Japan a heads-up before striking Iran. A Japanese reporter asked Mr. Trump why the U.S. didn’t alert allies like Japan ahead of the Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Nathan Howard/AP Photo Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 19 that the United States is moving to seize funds transferred abroad by Iranian defectors, as the ongoing conflict with Iran enters its third
A new Virginia procurement bill mandates agencies increase minority and women-owned business contracts to 42%. Republicans call it unconstitutional.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) weighed in on President Trump’s decision to tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), claiming the senator’s acceptance of the nomination “shows us who he is.” “Him accepting, right, this nomination, and sitting there and wanting to be in the Cabinet, already shows us who…
A congressional staffer allegedly posed as attorney 11 times to sneak a phone into ICE facility, sparking official investigation and immediate facility ban.
Clear federal guidelines for use of AI in U.S. federal courts have yet to be established, as broader concerns about the technology grow on Capitol Hill.
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administration (CMS) confirmed this week that his office is eyeing Florida for