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Today: December 05, 2025
Today: December 05, 2025

Congress

Election|Political|US

Redistricting forced a California GOP congressman to weigh a Texas move. He tells AP why he’s not

Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress

Redistricting forced a California GOP congressman to weigh a Texas move. He tells AP why he’s not
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes

Members of Congress now know that the U.S. military fired upon two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs — and they want answers

What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes
Business|Crime|Finance|Political|World

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers
Business|Education|Finance|Sports

An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress

House Republicans plans to vote on a bill regulating college sports has been scrapped due to divisions within their caucus

An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress
Business|Economy|Finance|Political

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs can eventually replace federal income taxes. Experts disagree

President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs can eventually replace federal income taxes. Experts disagree
Election|Political|US

Speaker Johnson’s narrow majority gets a bit more breathing room with new GOP congressman

Speaker Johnson’s narrow majority gets a bit more breathing room with new GOP congressman

Speaker Johnson’s narrow majority gets a bit more breathing room with new GOP congressman
Political|US|World

Stefanik says her provision is back in key defense bill after taking spat with Johnson public

Stefanik says her provision is back in key defense bill after taking spat with Johnson public

Stefanik says her provision is back in key defense bill after taking spat with Johnson public
Sports|US

White House, Olympic leaders lend support to SCORE Act to regulate college sports

The White House and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have each lent support for a bill designed to regulate college sports that has been criticized by opponents as a giveaway to the NCAA and its most powerful schools

White House, Olympic leaders lend support to SCORE Act to regulate college sports
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|US

US Postal Service using 2,600 EVs for mail deliveries

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 2 - The U.S.

US Postal Service using 2,600 EVs for mail deliveries
Economy|Health|Political

Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions

Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress

Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions
Arts|Business|Economy|Education|Opinion|Political

Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power

The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more powerful position. But has Speaker Mike Johnson given away his chamber’s power?

Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power
Election|Political|US

Trump tries to dial up Republican votes on eve of US House special election in Tennessee

President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress

Trump tries to dial up Republican votes on eve of US House special election in Tennessee
Crime|Political|US|World

FBI probes congressional Democrats who warned military about illegal orders

The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the U.S.

FBI probes congressional Democrats who warned military about illegal orders
Business|Economy|Health|Political|World

Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions

A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into Republican divisions on the issue

Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
Crime|Political|US

FBI seeking to schedule interviews with Democratic lawmakers in controversial video

FBI seeking to schedule interviews with Democratic lawmakers in controversial video

FBI seeking to schedule interviews with Democratic lawmakers in controversial video
Economy|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump seizes control of Republicans' 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line

President Donald Trump isn't on the ballot in next November's midterm elections, but he’s plunging into them with his own presidency

Trump seizes control of Republicans' 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line
Crime|US|World

Republicans hyped the Epstein files for years. Now Trump is under pressure to deliver

The Justice Department is on the clock to release files relating to Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signed a measure passed by Congress

Republicans hyped the Epstein files for years. Now Trump is under pressure to deliver
Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US|World

Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress
Business|Crime|Education|Sports|World

NCAA currently falling short to rescind rule that would allow college athletes to gamble on professional sports, source says

NCAA currently falling short to rescind rule that would allow college athletes to gamble on professional sports, source says

NCAA currently falling short to rescind rule that would allow college athletes to gamble on professional sports, source says
Arts|Crime|Economy|Entertainment|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Political|Sports|Technology|World

House gets back to work and quickly falls into a cycle of punishing its own

The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus

House gets back to work and quickly falls into a cycle of punishing its own
Business|Crime|Finance|Political|US

US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday

US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds
Crime|US

Indiana lawmaker under pressure to back Trump's redistricting push is victim of a swatting

An Indiana lawmaker who who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home

Indiana lawmaker under pressure to back Trump's redistricting push is victim of a swatting
Business|Economy|Finance|Interview|Political|US|World

Ro Khanna explains how he helped engineer the vote that ‘ripped MAGA apart’

Ro Khanna explains how he helped engineer the vote that ‘ripped MAGA apart’

Ro Khanna explains how he helped engineer the vote that ‘ripped MAGA apart’
Crime|Political|US|World

Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill

Both the House and Senate have acted decisively to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill