President Donald Trump secured another victory in his effort to strengthen the federal judiciary as the Senate confirmed experienced Florida appellate judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz to a lifetime position on one of the nation’s busiest federal courts. The Republican-led Senate voted 51-46 on July 15 to confirm

The Trump administration is preparing for the possibility that Democrats could retake the House of Representatives in November and unleash another wave of investigations, subpoenas, lawsuits, and impeachment proceedings during the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term. Although Republicans continue to publicly express confidence about defending

Sen. John Fetterman’s widening separation from the Democratic Party is no longer confined to occasional disagreements over policy. His outspoken defense of Israel, support for border enforcement, renewed respect for Senate traditions, and unusual partnership with a Republican colleague have fueled serious speculation that the Pennsylvania senator could eventually

President Donald Trump is moving to prevent illegal immigration, financial fraud, and unlawful employment schemes from exploiting the American banking system. Executive Order 14406, titled “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” directs federal regulators to strengthen customer-identification procedures, identify suspicious financial activity connected to unauthorized employment, and ensure

The Democratic Party’s internal struggle is rapidly becoming an open ideological war, with its dwindling centrist faction attempting to stop democratic socialists from pushing the party even further to the left ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The ultimate direction of the party remains uncertain. What is increasingly clear,

The House of Representatives has approved legislation designed to accelerate federal permitting for energy projects, data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and other infrastructure considered essential to America’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, better known as the SPEED Act, passed the House on December

The Trump administration says it has uncovered widespread abuse within the Affordable Care Act exchanges after years of weakened eligibility checks, questionable subsidies, and insurance policies allegedly created without the knowledge of the people enrolled. A Department of Health and Human Services report estimates that improper, fraudulent, and so-called

The sudden death of longtime South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham sent shockwaves through Washington and immediately triggered a high-stakes battle over who would succeed him in the U.S. Senate. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster initially appointed Graham’s younger sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to temporarily fill the vacancy

cting Attorney General Todd Blanche has pledged to review a Biden-era Justice Department opinion that cleared the way for abortion medication to be delivered through the mail, potentially reopening one of the most consequential legal disputes to emerge after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In its 2022

President Donald Trump’s signature tax legislation is continuing to deliver financial relief for older Americans, including a new deduction that can reduce taxable income by as much as $6,000 per eligible senior. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025, after Republicans