New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) pleaded not guilty on June 25 to charges that she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in May. McIver and her attorney, Paul Fishman, arrived at the federal court in Newark, New Jersey, at 11 a.m. Wearing a powder blue

Republican Senators Press Fed’s Jerome Powell on Delay in Rate Cuts

Appearing before the Senate Banking Committee on June 25 for a second day of his semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced criticism from GOP lawmakers over the central bank’s failure to lower interest rates. Repeating his position from the House Financial Services Committee hearing the day before, Powell told

IRS Sheds 26 Percent of Staff as Federal Workforce Pared Down: Report

A new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate shows the IRS has lost more than a quarter of its workforce since President Donald Trump assumed office. The overhaul is consistent with the administration’s effort to slim down the federal government, but it raises questions about the agency’s readiness for the 2026 tax season. Original News

LIVE NOW: Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing to Review Trump’s Special Message of June 3, 2025

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 25 to review President Donald Trump’s special message of June 3, 2025. Witnesses: Panel I Sen. Eric S. Schmitt (R-Miss.) Sen. Brian E. Schatz (D-Hawaii) Panel II The Honorable Russell T. Vought Director, Office of Management and Budget Original News Source

Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing to Review Trump’s Special Message of June 3, 2025

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 25 to review President Donald Trump’s special message of June 3, 2025. Witnesses: Panel I Sen. Eric S. Schmitt (R-Miss.) Sen. Brian E. Schatz (D-Hawaii) Panel II The Honorable Russell T. Vought Director, Office of Management and Budget Original News Source

California Risks Federal Actions Over Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

The U.S. Department of Education has found California in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws for allowing male athletes to compete in women’s sports. The finding on June 25 follows investigations launched earlier this year into both the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which is the governing body for high school sports in the state, and the