The Senate is prepared to swiftly pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act once it arrives from the House, where it passed easily. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer secured unanimous consent to advance the bill without changes or delay. The measure w...

Curt Andersen faces voluntary manslaughter charges after fatally shooting Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez on November 5th in Whitestown, Indiana. Prosecutors announced that Velasquez, a mother of four, was part of a cleaning crew that mistakenly...

President Trump reversed his stance Sunday, urging House Republicans to vote for releasing Jeffrey Epstein files "because we have nothing to hide," he wrote on Truth Social. Last week, Trump called release efforts a "hoax." Representatives Ro Khanna an...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to block California's newly-approved congressional map. Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, which shifts district lines to favor Democrats in five Republican-held seats, in a direct response to...

President Trump signed legislation Wednesday night to reopen the federal government after the House voted 222-209 to approve the Senate-passed stopgap funding bill. The measure ends the longest shutdown in U.S. history, allowing 670,000 furloughed fede...

The Senate approved bipartisan legislation to end the nation's record 41-day government shutdown. The measure passed 60-40 with eight Democrats joining Republicans in support. The shutdown began Oct. 1, surpassing the 35-day closure of 2018-2019. House...

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis challenging same-sex marriage. Davis sought to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. She argued the ruling mi...

The Trump administration directed states to "immediately undo any steps" taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November. A USDA memo warned that states failing to comply could face financial penalties and that any full SNAP payments already sent "were ...