GOP’s reconciliation hopes are easier dreamt than done
“Scope creep” is among the pitfalls as Republicans look for ways to enact their election-year agenda without Democrats’ help.
Social Security Commissioner Details Efforts to Modernize Systems, Reduce Fraud and Abuse
Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File According to Social Security Administration Commissioner and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, the agency under President Donald Trump is
Iran’s remaining weapons: How Tehran can still disrupt the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's mines, drones and fast attack craft threaten the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world's oil supply flows, rattling global energy markets.
UCLA Sued for Withholding Records Related to ‘Activist-in-Residence’ Who Demanded Students Pray to ‘Mama Earth’
The University of California, Los Angeles, was slapped with a lawsuit on Tuesday for stonewalling a public records request related to an “activist-in-residence,” Lisa Gray-Garcia, who demanded that students pray to “Mama Earth” during a mandatory lecture for UCLA medical students. The Goldwater Institute, a conservative nonprofit, filed the request on October 31, 2025. Nearly
Chicago alderwoman apologizes for ‘wrong place at the wrong time’ comment on slain student
Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden apologizes after 'wrong place at the wrong time' remarks about slain Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.
Court denies appeal to stop Riverside County Sheriff’s election probe
A California court denied the state attorney general’s appeal to halt the Riverside County Sheriff’s election fraud investigation on Tuesday. In a statement, California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said the appellate court denied their request “based solely on where we filed the case and is not a ruling on the underlying of the petition.”
DOJ found no evidence of a crime in Fed renovation project, prosecutor admits
The Justice Department’s investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing. That admission by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Massucco came during a March