The House passed legislation Wednesday that would direct states to consider adopting federal standards for large-scale industrial power users, an attempt to address growing voter anger over the speed and scale of data center development.

The bill passed 417-3 under suspension of the rules, a procedure that requires support from two-thirds of ...Read more

Legislation that would restore the full federal tax deduction for gambling losses is back on track Wednesday. A bill by Rep. Dina Titus passed out of committee and now awaits a House vote.

Titus, D-Nev., said she is encouraging House colleagues to consider the legislation by the end of the year.

“After 14 months of fighting to get this ...Read more

Amid powerful economic headwinds, President Donald Trump rallied loyalists Wednesday in North Carolina, aiming to drive up the Republican vote in a key Senate race in which his chosen candidate has been trailing in the polls.

Michael Whatley, a former Republican National Committee chair, has so far failed to gain traction against Democratic ...Read more

GASTONIA, N.C. — President Donald Trump returned to the Charlotte region to campaign Wednesday evening alongside Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley in Gastonia.

Trump delivered remarks focused on crime and the economy at the Gastonia Municipal Airport, where he also rallied during his 2024 presidential campaign. Whatley, a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump floated hitting goods imported from the European Union with fresh tariffs or even cutting off some trade if he determined that a push to make Canada a potential associate of the bloc was harmful to the U.S.

“If they do that, if I think it’s at all a hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Political parties in Philadelphia can now spend unlimited amounts of money in coordination with their chosen candidates, according to a new board of ethics policy approved Wednesday.

The policy, which was prompted by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, has the potential to dramatically increase the power of parties in Philly ...Read more

DETROIT — Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers said he refused to agree to debate Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed on Detroit's Fox 2 on Sept. 15 because of moderator Roop Raj's "bias," accusing the veteran television news anchor of favoritism and calling the episode "horrifically unprofessional."

"You have a moderator who's already decided ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the House heads home early this week with no plans to return until November, at least one Republican isn’t happy about it.

In a rare use of members’ “personal privilege,” Rep. Thomas Massie continued a feud with Speaker Mike Johnson, who earlier this month accused the Kentucky Republican of “not participating as a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A House Freedom Caucus push for a vote on legislation to suspend federal motor fuel taxes amid war-driven pain at the pump was thwarted Tuesday after a group of rebels briefly held up floor action on other matters to press their demands.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., and other holdouts on the rule for debate on ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — As the midterm election season enters its home stretch, President Donald Trump is throwing a financial lifeline to Republican congressional candidates across the country. That includes two in Florida, seeking to defeat Democratic incumbents Kathy Castor and Darren Soto.

Since Sept. 4, No Going Back PAC Inc. — a new super PAC ...Read more

A grassroots revolt against automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, has gained momentum across the United States.

ALPRs are AI-powered cameras that capture images of all passing vehicles. The camera systems turn details into datapoints searchable by anyone with access to the information.

Today, there are more than 130,000 ...Read more

Donald Trump Jr. apparently wanted to look his best for the glossy, heavily produced images that his new influencer wife shared of their lavish destination wedding to the Bahamas in May — which the couple recently admitted was partially funded by a Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin.

To appear as strong and square-jawed as possible ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved, 18-10, legislation by Chairman Ted Cruz that would limit government coercion of broadcasters and online platforms, despite concerns about its impact on conversations with artificial intelligence platforms.

Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Jacky Rosen...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Democrats will be able to force a vote to bring a long-stalled veterans benefits bill to the floor after securing 218 signatures on a discharge petition.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., signed the petition Tuesday night, giving it the magic number needed to be successful.

“Thank you @RepNancyMace for joining the right side of ...Read more

News stories about campaign finance are frequent in any election season, and this year is no exception.

In Ohio, for instance, NBC reported in August 2026 that there had been over US$130 million in outside spending in the state’s U.S. Senate race. The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Johnny Garcia donned his signature cowboy hat, grabbed a stack of candidate brochures and hit the neighborhoods of northern Bexar County on a sweltering Saturday morning.

Campaigning for a House seat redrawn to favor Republicans, the Texas Democrat approached Matthew Naef and launched into his pitch.

“I worked at the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Democrat Matt Little likes to come out swinging when he talks about his Republican opponent, Eric Pratt, as the two battle to represent what was once Minnesota’s swingiest district.

During a live interview at the State Fair, Little proclaimed that Pratt is “scared of daddy Trump.”

That sort of in-your-face style is in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In the wake of recent dire warnings from industry about the national security risks of frontier artificial intelligence models, lawmakers have been quick to express concern and call for industry or legislative guardrails.

But action before the midterm elections looks unlikely as neither party has coalesced around a legislative ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States fired so many munitions at Iranian targets during the first few months of Operation Epic Fury that it “has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply,” Pentagon officials acknowledged to the Defense Department’s independent watchdog.

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U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Massie read the articles of impeachment on the House floor Tuesday, saying Hegseth had violated the War Powers Resolution by going to war with Iran without approval from Congress.

He said Hegseth “has demonstrated that he will remain a ...Read more