Government 'weaponization' subcommittee holds 1st hearing: 'I have never seen anything like this'
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At the first public hearing by the House Judiciary subcommittee committee on the alleged “weaponization” of the federal government, Republicans on Thursday continued to make arguments criticizing federal agencies and “big tech”
House votes to block 2 DC bills, drawing some local outrage and calls for statehood
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After months of contention which began shortly after the midterm elections, the House, led by the Republican majority, voted Thursday to prevent a pair of local Washington, D.C., bills from going into effect.
New Jersey leaders mourn councilman killed in workplace shooting
Russ Heller/Facebook (MILFORD, N.J.) — New Jersey leaders are mourning the loss of a councilman who was killed in what police said was a targeted workplace shooting on Wednesday. Russell Heller was fatally shot outside utility company
Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce by the end of the year
maybefalse/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Yahoo will lay off 20% of its workforce by the end of the year, including 1,000 employees this week, the company announced Thursday. The cuts are focused on the company’s ad tech
Sen. John Fetterman remains hospitalized but no signs of 'new stroke,' staff says
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. John Fetterman, D.-Pa., remained hospitalized in Washington on Thursday after he was admitted because he felt lightheaded during a Democratic retreat on Wednesday, his staff said. Fetterman’s spokesman, Joe Calvello,
'Most oppressive legislation': Mississippi House passes controversial bill
Philip Gould/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi House passed a controversial bill that would form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson. Black residents make
Minnesota factory employees praised for disarming colleague who shot at, chased co-worker
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.) — Authorities are praising a group of factory employees they say disarmed a 21-year-old colleague who allegedly shot at and chased a co-worker at a boat manufacturing facility in
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Paul Whelan's brother says 'don't give up' on him as Russian detainment passes 1,500 days
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Paul Whelan’s detainment in Russia has passed 1,500 days, and his brother David Whelan is urging people not to give up on him. President Joe Biden focused on the domestic agenda during
College Board responds to Florida rejection of AP African American studies
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE) — The College Board has addressed the Florida Department of Education’s rejection of AP African American Studies courses and subsequent criticism of the program, as well as the controversy that