Republicans revise ballroom security funding after parliamentarian meeting
“Technical adjustments” are necessary after conferring with the Senate rulekeeper, a GOP panel said.
South Carolina Lawmakers Begin Special Session to Discuss Redistricting
The South Carolina State House in Columbia on May 16, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images South Carolina’s General Assembly reconvened on May 15 after Gov. Henry McMaster ordered lawmakers to attend a special session that was focused on redrawing maps for U.S. congressional districts. McMaster’s executive order required state lawmakers to “continue consideration of South Carolina’s
Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency
The leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, marking the latest high-level shake-up at the FDA. Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
Senator John Kennedy introduces America to ‘Margaret,’ his elliptical trainer named after Thatcher
Sen. John Kennedy posts a tongue-in-cheek video introducing his elliptical trainer named Margaret after Margaret Thatcher, going viral on social media.
DOJ Sues Connecticut Over State’s Mask Ban on Federal Officers
Federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday against Connecticut over a law that prohibits federal officers from wearing face coverings. Connecticut passed the legislation, called the “Act Concerning Democracy and Government Accountability,” in
Texas Joins DOJ in Antitrust Probe of Large Meatpacking Companies
FILE PHOTO: Fausto Salinas, Jr.’s cattle is being fed at his property as U.S. cattle ranchers are slowly starting to rebuild their herds after slashing the nation’s inventory to its lowest level in more than 70 years, in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S. July 16, 2025. Reuters/Gabriel V. Cardenas/File Photo Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Colorado governor commutes Tina Peters’ sentence as Trump posts ‘FREE TINA!’
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commutes former election clerk Tina Peters' sentence, drawing praise from Trump and backlash from Secretary of State Griswold.