House to vote on Johnson’s foreign aid bills as GOP rebels’ ouster threat looms
Speaker Mike Johnson is holding a rare Saturday vote for the House to try to advance a foreign aid and national security plan.
US Committee Releases Sealed Brazil Court Orders to Musk’s X, Shedding Light on Account Suspensions
RIO DE JANEIRO—A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday published a staff report disclosing dozens of
‘We do not have a comment’: White House refuses to address Middle East unrest, defers to State Dept.
White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the overnight limited air strike Israel fired at Iran and what the U.S. response would be.
Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadline
The Senate passed FISA Section 702 renewal on Friday night with just minutes until the critical national security provision's deadline.
Maine Passes Gun Control Legislation Following Lewiston Mass Shooting
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign into law a bill aimed at strengthening the yellow flag law and background checks on private sales, among others. The Maine Legislature passed sweeping gun control legislation, including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases, and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people on Thursday.
Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise after Cotton’s comments
Online threats and hateful rhetoric against pro-Palestinian protesters have accelerated since Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas encouraged people affected by the mass protests to “take matters into your own hands,” according to a report obtained by CBS News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research, says it found that there
NY AG Letitia James asks judge to void Trump’s $175M bond in civil fraud case
The New York Attorney General’s office asked a judge to void a $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump claiming the fraud bond isn't properly backed.