President Donald Trump and his tech allies say that his new executive order to establish a national framework for artificial intelligence regulation will give the U.S. an edge over China in the AI war and pave the way for innovation. But Democratic lawmakers and state officials, as well as consumer advocacy groups, are raising alarms…
Construction crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on Nov. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Leyden | Getty Images A nonprofit group tasked with preserving U.S. historical sites sued President Donald Trump on Friday, seeking…
Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Context is unclear. Source: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Nearly 100,000 photos obtained by House Democrats from the estate of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein include images of President Donald…
The U.S. Capitol dome is illuminated as the House of Representatives returns to Washington to vote to reopen the government Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Private markets could get an influx of capital and investors under legislation approved by the House on Thursday The package of capital-formation…
State Senators listen to testimony at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Kaiti Sullivan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a Republican bill to redistrict congressional districts, in a major blow to President Donald Trump. Trump had successfully pushed partisan gerrymanders in statehouses…
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal prosecutors on Thursday again failed…
Lindsey Halligan, outside of the White House, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin | AP President Donald Trump is pressing to get Lindsey Halligan confirmed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after criminal cases against his foes James Comey and Letitia James were dismissed because of Halligan’s involvement in their…
U.S. forces abseil onto an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video. U.S. Attorney General | Via Reuters The U.S. is preparing to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s…
Skipper port calls in 2025 MarineTraffic The big crude oil tanker that U.S. forces seized Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela since 2024 has shown a “clear pattern” of spoofing its location to hide where it actually was, according to a leading energy consulting firm. And data suggests that the Guyana-flagged tanker identified as Skippe”…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference to discuss the impact of the government shutdown on air safety workers and travel at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2025. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters The Trump administration said Wednesday that it has pulled nearly 10,000 commercial truck drivers off U.S….
