1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (362+ words) The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s use of “energy emergency” powers. The Department of Energy overstepped when it ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open past its planned retirement…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (527+ words) Two federal statutes forbid paying people to vote, and the Constitution lists bribery as an impeachable offense. On Wednesday, during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump promised voters that if they deliver a GOP-controlled Congress in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (435+ words) The bill would not even allow institutions to take actions to limit commercial deals with Israel. The House voted on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would cut off federal funding for universities that participate in a boycott of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) “Why are we doing this? What’s going on?” one GOP strategist said regarding the two-day event. Some Republicans are expressing concerns that the Trump-endorsed plan to hold a Republican mini-convention for this year’s midterms is going to do little to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) Lawmakers warn Rubio that Safi, who has chronic health issues, may die in Israeli prison if he doesn’t take action. Dozens of Democrats from both chambers of Congress are demanding the release of U.S. citizen Sami Safi from Israeli prison,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (920+ words) Supporters of Trump-sanctioned individuals or entities face maximums of $1 million in fines and 20 years imprisonment. The United States has long endeavored to undermine the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Donald Trump has taken the assault to a new level…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) For some of the inquiries, “there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them,” the complaint states. A whistleblower complaint submitted to Congress this week alleges that Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations into supposed instances of antisemitism at Ivy…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (443+ words) The GOP chose Darline Graham to serve the rest of her late brother’s term even though she has no political experience. Sitting U.S. Sen. Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) said that she is “not that informed” on policies regarding national security…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (447+ words) The U.S. admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year. The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell has not made a public appearance since a fall at his home in June. On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) indicated that his office hasn’t heard back from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), weeks after he demanded…...