Biden Admin Officials Subpoenaed in House GOP Probe Over Potential Electioneering in Key Swing State

A GOP-led House panel is investigating whether the Small Business Administration is improperly diverting resources to voter registration efforts in Michigan. A GOP-led House committee has issued subpoenas to two Biden administration officials amid allegations that the executive branch agency they work for is funneling taxpayer resources to the key battleground state of Michigan to

House Passes Bill to Restrict Energy Regulations on Household Appliances

The bill would prohibit the energy secretary from enacting energy-saving measures on products if they result in price increases. WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted on May 7 to forbid the Secretary of Energy from implementing energy-saving regulations for products that are not plausible or justifiable technologically or economically. The bill exemplifies part of the pushback

Judge Delays Trump Documents Trial, Won’t Set New Date

President Trump was charged with 40 counts related to allegedly mishandling classified information. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on May 7 reset deadlines in the case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump, blowing past the original May 20 trial date with pretrial deadlines running through July. The judge had

As Ilhan Omar Faces Another Censure Resolution, Challengers Aim to Replace Her

Many Jewish people are very scared of anti-Semitism in Minneapolis, congressional candidate Timothy L. Peterson said. As House Republicans prepared a second censure resolution on Tuesday against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over alleged anti-Semitism, some Jewish voters in her district were growing uncomfortable, and her Democratic primary challengers used the moment to remind them they

Speaker Says House GOP Weighing Defunding Special Counsel Jack Smith

The move is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s top demand for the speaker to end her ouster threat. House Republicans are “looking very intently” at defunding the office of special counsel Jack Smith, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on May 7. At a House Republican leadership press conference, the speaker was asked whether that option

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Try to Disrupt Met Gala, 24 Arrested

NEW YORK—A large-scale protest of about 1,000 pro-Palestinian people ended with at least 24 arrests for obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct. The protesters gathered at about 4 p.m. at Hunters College, then marched in circles around the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the Met Gala was taking place. Hundreds of police officers were guarding the