The House Oversight Committee on Thursday released transcripts from interviews with former Attorney General Pam Bondi and Tova Noel, one of the prison guards assigned to the facility where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in 2019. https://t.co/iD2k8Obxz5
The Pentagon has reduced the number of religious affiliation codes used by the military from more than 200 to 31, removing 180 faith categories from the official list under a new policy tied to chaplaincy support. https://t.co/MsizVoQeLK
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will use Cold War-era emergency powers to direct nearly $700 million toward the U.S. coal industry. https://t.co/60uhnH8bst
The Senate voted 49-50 to reject a Democratic amendment that would have barred the Justice Department from creating a $1.8 billion fund tied to claims of Biden-era political persecution. https://t.co/LlJ8T3RXVT
A proposed $4.6 billion resort on Albania’s former military island of Sazan, linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, has triggered massive protests, environmental concerns and an anti-corruption probe. https://t.co/xEjRThQz6V
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes plans to pursue a new indictment against Trump allies after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate her earlier 2020 election case. https://t.co/oyT4sDmtsm
The Department of Justice announced a nearly $300 million public safety grant program aimed at helping select U.S. cities reduce crime, expand law enforcement capacity and develop strategies that can be replicated nationwide. https://t.co/jhS5u8cYOk
President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve permanently as the nation’s top law enforcement official. https://t.co/DwfdO9FrPV
Florida, Texas, Wyoming and other Republican-led states are advancing major property tax relief plans as budget surpluses, rising home values and voter frustration reshape tax debates. https://t.co/dEfiomCmUs
A new study estimates that improper enrollment in Affordable Care Act exchanges could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion in 2026. https://t.co/YNGCiKZH8i
A federal vaccine advisory committee recommended an updated COVID-19 vaccine formulation for the 2026-27 season even after a member asked to review ongoing safety data and was told the CDC's Immunization Safety Office was not represented at the meeting. https://t.co/excKdRn39Z
Republican lawmakers who campaigned on limiting transgender-related policies in schools, sports, health care and public facilities are voicing frustration that major standalone bills on the issue have not become law, despite GOP control in Washington. https://t.co/kiBUoD7T1k
A former Pentagon official who helped lead the federal government’s investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena is preparing to release a memoir that claims U.S. authorities have concealed information about nonhuman intelligence for decades. https://t.co/N0ICu35UMU
The House voted Wednesday to advance a measure aimed at ending the war with Iran, delivering a symbolic but politically significant rebuke of President Donald Trump’s military campaign. https://t.co/LdfIwL6bH5
The Senate voted 53-46 to advance an immigration enforcement funding bill after the Trump administration abandoned a proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” https://t.co/Ra7LwzBYEh