The creation of an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” at the Department of Justice may have shocked a lot of people, but not Paul Figley, a legal scholar and former DOJ staffer who has spent years warning that taxpayer money could be used by an administration for political ends in just this way.

The fund, the result of a settlement of ...Read more

At Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised assembled generals “maximum lethality” and no “stupid rules of engagement.” Under his leadership, the newly rebranded Department of War would “untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill.” Troops would be held ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at bolstering artificial intelligence cybersecurity and has asked tech industry leaders to join for the event, according to people familiar with the matter.

The order that Trump is expected to sign would revamp existing cybersecurity ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s political team was full of bravado Wednesday after its winning streak in recent Republican primaries in Kentucky, Louisiana and Indiana, contests that put on display the president’s lasting hold over his Make America Great Again base.

“Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power,” White House ...Read more

A day after declaring it would cost $8 billion to rebuild Penn Station — and a day before the Amtrak Board was scheduled to meet — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that a coalition of Halmar, the U.S. arm of Italian company ASTM Group, and the construction firm Skanska would be in charge of the massive project.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the House faces growing calls to ban trading on prediction markets by members and staff, some are taking things into their own hands.

When Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., announced a new internal policy for his office in March, he described it as a way to make a stand as platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket become a “playground ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The relationship between some Republicans and President Donald Trump could be taking a “pretty sour” turn as some GOP lawmakers primaried out of their congressional seats by White House-backed candidates explore a newfound freedom to vote their minds.

That bodes poorly for Republicans’ efforts to unify and maintain their ...Read more

​WASHINGTON — The House voted 396-13 to pass housing legislation Wednesday after two key senators said the House bill would need work to pass the Senate.

The House vote on the measure was procedurally to adopt a resolution concurring in a Senate amendment, a move that effectively swapped in House text to the bill passed by the Senate. The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators at a Commerce Committee panel hearing aired concerns Wednesday about rapidly growing prediction markets, appearing largely unswayed by industry arguments that they are not a form of betting subject to state regulation.

Members of the committee’s Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy Subcommittee were in ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — State Rep. Chris Rabb’s capture of the Democratic nomination to represent Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday marked a striking triumph for the progressive left, which has over the last decade installed democratic socialists into Philadelphia’s lower-level city and state offices, but had yet to notch such ...Read more

An ethics complaint has been filed against Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Mass., for remarks he made on a recent CNN interview about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including a reference to Nazi U-boat captains “executed” for war crimes for shooting at boats.

The complaint, filed Tuesday by the Center to Advance Security in America, or CASA, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off defeating a string of Republicans who have defied him, President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R.-Pa., without saying his name when asked a question by Fitzpatrick’s fiancée, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.

“Her husband votes against me all the time. Can you imagine? I don...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off defeating a string of Republicans who have defied him, President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R.-Pa., without saying his name when asked a question by Fitzpatrick’s fiancée, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.

“Her husband votes against me all the time. Can you imagine? I don...Read more

Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.

Hobbes, one of the finest political theorists of his time, said this in his great political treatise, “...Read more

NEW LONDON, Conn. — President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address at the 145th commencement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as the war in Iran and global threats abroad mean uncertainty for the 260 graduating cadets.

Family members, friends and alumni of the graduating cadets with the class of 2026 packed the stands at Cadet ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democrats on Tuesday picked their nominees for a handful of House races that could help determine control of the chamber this fall.

Bob Brooks, a union leader and retired firefighter, won the Democratic primary to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th District in what was the night...Read more

President Donald Trump signaled support for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt Wednesday, wading into the local election less than two weeks before the primary.

The president was at Joint Base Andrews for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement when he responded to a reporter's question about Pratt's run for mayor.

"I'd like to see ...Read more

Speaking to Cubans directly in a recorded video message in Spanish to mark the anniversary of Cuba’s Independence Day on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a “new relationship” between the United States and the Cuban people that could open up the way to a future in which Cubans could freely elect their leaders and be ...Read more

With the 2026 midterms less than six months away, the Election Security Group would normally be busy helping prepare the nation’s election infrastructure. The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure ...Read more

Virtually from the moment U.S. bombs started falling on Iran on Feb. 28, the White House has been twisting itself into verbal knots to avoid calling the conflict a “war.” On May 1, the president declared that hostilities had officially “terminated,” as a fragile ceasefire had been in effect since April 7. When shooting subsequently ...Read more