Politics
House approves GOP’s stock trading ban, voter ID bill in mostly partisan vote
House Republicans narrowly passed a GOP priority bill Wednesday to prohibit congressional lawmakers from purchasing publicly traded stocks and require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
House GOP adopts budget blueprint to tee up filibuster-proof defense funding, voter ID bill
House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly adopted their budget blueprint for a filibuster-proof bill containing up to $95 billion in defense funding, farm aid and election integrity measures.
COVID-inspired House bill would guarantee Americans in the hospital can see their clergy
Rep. Mike Flood is fighting for Americans in a hospital or nursing home to never again be barred from seeing clergy, as happened during COVID-19.
Apartment owners take Mamdani to court over ‘irrational’ rent freeze amid his crackdown on landlords
A group of landlords sued Wednesday to block New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze, as they face the self-declared socialist's barrage of drastic changes to the city's rental sector, including formal recognition of tenant unions and a ban on credit checks for prospective renters.
Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world's top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.
Kalshi goes all in on midterm election betting
Executives from the online prediction market Kalshi came to Washington on Wednesday to debut a new "Midterms Hub" for placing bets on the November elections.
Hegseth’s new testosterone standard for troops could undercut military’s transgender ban, judge says
A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy requiring troops to meet testosterone levels -- and delivering testosterone replacement therapy -- could undercut the rationale behind the department's restrictions on trans troops.
AOC, Buttigieg lead hypothetical 2028 Democrats in New Hampshire; Rubio closes gap with Vance
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has climbed into the pole position in the early jockeying for the 2028 New Hampshire Democratic primary sweepstakes.
House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities
House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over Democratic objections as a GOP priority before the midterm elections.
Special prosecutor drops all felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Murrill
A special prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who was indicted on accusations of threatening the jobs of New Orleans officials who fought a Republican-led overhaul of courts in the heavily Democratic city.
Trump trade rep says more tariffs are coming as blanket levies expire, Democrats raise cost worries
President Trump will keep tariffs at the center of his economic policy despite legal headwinds and Democratic complaints that levies fuel higher prices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Congress on Wednesday.
Smithsonian museum director on hot seat over display of ‘crotch harness’
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History comes with a parental advisory warning, the museum's director told Congress on Wednesday, as she spent a second day struggling to defend a sexually charged exhibit that showed what one congresswoman called a "crotch harness."
Trump attends Dover transfer for troops killed in Iran war
President Trump on Wednesday traveled to Delaware's Dover Air Force Base to observe the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in the Middle East
House panel subpoenas nonprofits linked to Shanghai-based mega-donor over Chinese influence
The House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed three nonprofits tied to Shanghai-based tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham for allegedly failing to turn over a "single responsive document" to earlier requests for information.
1 in 10 Americans call politics the greatest risk to personal safety, says survey
Americans are the likeliest to name politics as a threat to their safety, as no other population in the world identifies politics as such a problem, according to a new survey.
Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China, his mother says
Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China where there are concerns he could be detained as a member of an ethnic group that has been targeted by the Chinese government, his mother told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Trump-backed candidates sweep Arizona GOP primaries
President Trump's preferred candidates won big in Arizona on Tuesday, adding to his long list of primary victories this election cycle.
WATCH: Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world's top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.
Biggs wins GOP nomination, will challenge Democrat Hobbs for Arizona governor
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, a fierce ally of President Donald Trump and former head of the House Freedom Caucus, won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor Tuesday.
House passes stopgap bill to fund government as Senate eyes alternative
The House passed a bill Tuesday evening that would keep the government funded through Dec. 4, but the Senate is preparing an alternative stopgap measure.
