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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, once again, was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a resolution which would limit President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran. Fetterman and U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., were among the 50 who voted to reject the effort, while…

A stretch of federal land in southeastern Ohio is about to hold one of the largest data center projects in the world, and the debate surrounding the facility has come to dominate Ohio’s battleground Senate race. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is defending his seat…

The shooting of an alleged armed robber by an Illinois concealed-carry license holder at an Orland Park gas station highlights the potential role of lawfully armed citizens during violent encounters, according to John Boch of Guns Save Life. Boch said the surveillance video made the…

The Pentagon still will not say what testosterone screening will cost for male service members 30 and older, and a national group of hormone specialists says the testing is expensive and will produce false positives. The Endocrine Society, a national group of physicians who specialize…

As more states ban phones in K-12 classrooms to reduce distractions and improve student engagement, an analyst says these policies do not address the deeper academic problems facing students. At the same time, studies are warning of the harmful impacts of students spending too much…

The U.S Supreme Court blocked a Missouri congressional map favoring Republicans from going into effect for a third time. In a brief, unsigned order issued Friday, the high court rejected the map from going into effect, citing the proximity to the midterm elections. “At this…

There were 647 assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during the first 21 months of the second Trump administration, compared to 37 assaults during the Biden administration’s first 21 months, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. That’s more…

August’s durable goods orders were down slightly from July’s at just over $338.6 billion but up from a year ago by 8.5% or $26.5 billion, according to the latest Census Bureau report. Orders of “durable goods” are orders placed with U.S. manufacturers for big-ticket items…

The federal government loses as much as $304 billion a year to tax fraud, and the IRS has no agency-wide strategy for stopping it, congressional auditors said in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office estimated annual losses at $116 billion to $304 billion, the…

With apologies to Mark Twain, the reported campaign death of Republican Michael Whatley from lack of ongoing cash from the National Republican Senatorial Committee was an exaggeration. Or as Chairman Tim Scott, the senator from South Carolina says, “Hogwash!” “The media is desperate to hand…

After a historic state visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife departed Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon, with President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader confirming two more meetings this year. On Truth Social, Trump confirmed he will be traveling to China in November for…

James Comey, former FBI director in hot water for a social media post of seashells spelling out 86 47 on a North Carolina beach, will not face arraignment next week in New Bern. Judge Louise Flanagan, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…

Federal regulators have begun the review and permitting process for two large-scale liquified natural gas export projects on the Texas coast, one a proposed expansion of an existing plant located near the Louisiana border and the other a potential new build near Mexico. The Federal…

As Michigan voters head toward the 2026 election, rising energy costs and potential rate hikes from the state’s two largest utilities are drawing increased attention. In an interview on The Center Square’s daily show, The States, Sarah Montalbano, an energy policy analyst at Always On…

In less than one week, a U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their efforts are part of an international drug trafficking interdiction effort, Operation Pacific Viper, launched in August 2025. Since then,…

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision on Friday, temporarily allowed the Trump administration to use a federal database that verifies whether voters are eligible to participate in an election. In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that directed the Department…

One of the men shot during an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has died. Attorney General Dave Sunday said Thursday that James Copenhaver, who was 74 years old when he was wounded at the president’s campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in…

An often-used federal law that allowed California to set its own vehicle emissions standards is being challenged in court this month, potentially barring the Golden State from meeting its goal of banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Earlier this month, the U.S. District…

Although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently scaled back over half of its new detention expansion initiatives, it has already spent at least $20 million taxpayer dollars that it can’t recoup, a new report shows. As part of the second Trump administration’s efforts to crack…

Lawmakers and advocates rallied against Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday. U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and hundreds of others called for Xi and President Donald Trump to discuss the repression of Tibet by the Chinese…