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Senators renew call for investigation of smaller AR-15 rifle they claim is targeted toward children

(WASHINGTON) -- Seven U.S. senators are renewing calls for the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into the marketing of assault-style rifles after the unveiling of the JR-15, a long rifle the manufacturer advertises as a smaller AR-15 geared towards younger users. Illinois-based WEE ...
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McCarthy and Biden to meet on spending and debt ceiling; McCarthy says there will be no default

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the Republican House majority's views on federal government spending and raising the country's borrowing limit in order to avoid a debt default. "I know the president ...
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Biden climate law spurred billions in clean energy investment. Has it been a success?

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden signed the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act in August, supporters hailed the measure as the largest climate investment in the nation's history -- but questions remained about what the spending would ultimately achieve. The majority of the funding took ...
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Trump says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever as he holds first 2024 campaign events

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- Former President Donald Trump made his campaign debut for his 2024 run on Saturday in two key early-voting states. Trump's first stop was in New Hampshire, where he teased a ramp-up in campaign events, laid out an agenda focused on crime, immigration ...
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Congress could ‘force’ DOJ to show them Biden and Trump classified documents, Rep. Turner says

(WASHINGTON) -- House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner on Sunday indicated both chambers and both parties in Congress will seek to "force" the Department of Justice to let lawmakers review the classified documents that Joe Biden and Donald Trump retained while out of office. In ...
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Durbin calls on senators to push again for police reform after Tyre Nichols’ death

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of Tyre Nichols' "horrible" death following his beating by police in a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Sunday called on his colleagues to restart efforts to pass federal police reform. "It's the right starting ...
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Investigations and complaints facing George Santos could bring serious penalties

(NEW YORK) -- Embattled New York Rep. George Santos insists he will serve out his term and has indicated it's up to his constituents to reelect him or vote him out of office, despite mounting controversy over his past falsehoods, scrutiny of his finances ...
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Trump kicks off presidential campaign in New Hampshire, South Carolina

(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- Former President Donald Trump is embarking on his first campaign swing of the 2024 presidential cycle on Saturday where he is expected to announce his leadership team from South Carolina as he seeks the White House for the third time – but ...
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Pence takes ‘full responsibility’ for classified documents found at his home

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he takes "full responsibility" for the classified documents found at his Indiana home. "While I was not aware that those classified documents were in our personal residence, let me be clear: Those classified documents should not ...
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Ronna McDaniel reelected RNC chair after contentious 3-way contest over party’s future

(DANA POINT, Calif.) -- Republican National Committee members reelected Ronna McDaniel as chair inside a ritzy hotel in Dana Point on Friday, closing out an unusually contentious race that could have outsized implications as the GOP gears up for the 2024 elections. "It is an ...
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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tours Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day

(WASHINGTON) -- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland Friday, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 78th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. In an emotional visit, Emhoff laid a wreath at Auschwitz and placed a white stone, a Jewish ...
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Paul Pelosi hammer attack video released

(WASHINGTON) -- Audio and video recordings from the night Paul Pelosi, the husband of Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, was violently assaulted were released on Friday. The public release comes after multiple news organizations, including ABC News, filed a court motion arguing the footage should be ...
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