Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
President Biden announced Friday he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses ...
Trump inauguration moved indoors because of freezing temperatures
President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony is being moved indoors because of expected bitter cold Monday in Washington, ...
Marco Rubio expected to breeze through Senate confirmation
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is expected to easily pass the Senate vote to be confirmed as President-elect Trump's Secretary of State.
Israel aims to vote Saturday night on accepting ceasefire, hostage deal
Israel’s government is aiming to vote Saturday night local time to accept the terms of a ceasefire and hostage agreement, multiple outlets reported, delaying implementation of a deal that negotiators ...
Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and ...
Medicare's next round of drug negotiations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included Ozempic among the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation. The CMS listed Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy — all forms of ...
Jury finds CNN defamed Navy veteran with segment on Afghan refugees
A jury in Florida on Friday found that CNN defamed a Navy veteran with a report on his business that aired in 2021 and awarded him $5 million damages. The plaintiff, Zachary Young, sued the network ...
Takeaways from Kristi Noem's DHS Secretary confirmation hearing
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during her Senate confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security pledged that she would not politicize FEMA aid depending on the state, ...
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company to divest from the app, teeing up a ban set to take effect Sunday. The justices sided with the Biden ...
SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX’s Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking ...
President Joe Biden warns oligarchy threatening ‘entire democracy’
President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on ...
Trump taps Voight, Gibson and Stallone as ‘special envoys’ to Hollywood
President-elect Trump is leaning on some of his famous friends to influence Hollywood, tapping actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone to serve as “special ambassadors” to the ...