Republican House Speaker sends lawmakers home to avoid Epstein debate
As Democrats push to release Epstein-related files, a former Justice Department official says the public may never see the full details.
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Rep. McIver is indicted on federal charges related to tussle at immigration facility
The indictment was announced by interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. Rep. McIver says the proceedings against her are "a brazen attempt at political intimidation." -
Immigration enforcement ramps up, tensions persist in big cities
Cities prepare for nationwide protests on Saturday. -
More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April
Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative. -
Consequences for colleges whose students carry mountains of debt? Republicans say yes
House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay. -
She served the American people for 35 years. Now her retirement income is on the line
As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62. -
ICE's novel strategy allows for more arrests from inside immigration courts
The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts' backlog: dismissing people's immigration cases and immediately arresting them. -
House votes to kill funding for public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate. -
Trump's ongoing push to erase his criminal conviction lands in federal appeals court
Wednesday's hearing is another attempt by the president's legal team to have a hush money case moved from New York state court to federal court, in an effort to get the criminal charges dismissed.
