The Department of Justice failed to meet the statutory deadline to release the complete Jeffrey Epstein files, delivering instead a heavily redacted tranche of documents. The release, mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed into law last month, was supposed to be a comprehensive disclosure of “all unclassified records” by Friday, […]
A federal judge has granted a preliminary stay blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies that prevented members of Congress from conducting unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities, ruling that the restrictions violate federal law that guarantees congressional oversight access. U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb issued a memorandum opinion […]
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to approve a Republican-backed healthcare bill that fails to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. The legislation, titled the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, passed by a narrow margin of 216-211, with all Democrats voting against the measure. The bill […]
The Senate approved the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, sending the $900.6 billion defense policy bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The House had previously approved the massive 3,086-page bill on December 10 by a vote of 312 to 112, clearing the way […]
A new report warns that heating costs will jump 9.2 percent compared to last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) released an updated winter outlook on Monday showing that surging electricity and natural gas prices, combined with colder-than-average weather conditions, will push the average household heating cost to […]
The U.S. labor market showed only modest movement in the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s Report, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.6 percent and total nonfarm payroll employment rising by 64,000 jobs, according to the latest Employment Situation report released Tuesday. Payrolls have shown little net change since April. In […]
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 89 photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including images of President Donald Trump alongside novelty condoms bearing his likeness, former President Bill Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and other powerful figures, including Steve Bannon and Bill Gates. The release comes just days before […]
The House of Representatives passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act on December 11, overturning President Donald Trump’s executive orders stripping collective bargaining rights from federal workers. The legislation marks the first time the current Congress has voted to overturn a Trump executive order. Twenty House Republicans crossed party lines to […]
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, with confirmed cases reaching 1,912 as of December 9, 2025, the highest annual total in more than three decades. There have been 47 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 88% of confirmed cases (1,673 […]
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, declined Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges, marking the second time in seven days that Department of Justice prosecutors have failed to secure charges against James. Federal prosecutors presented their case to the Alexandria grand jury […]
