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The Senate holds a hearing to examine China’s ongoing theft of U.S. innovation at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses: Mark Cohen, senior technology fellow at Asia Society of Northern California and the Asia Society Policy Institute, and senior…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government holds hearings at 10 a.m. ET on April 22 to examine the Department of the Treasury’s fiscal year 2027 budget request and justification with testimony from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.…

Nearly everyone who receives health care in the United States benefits from a government subsidy. Federal, state, and local governments assist in paying for the health coverage of nearly every American through a variety of subsidies, tax deductions, and tax…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 to expand access to psychedelic drugs as treatments for Americans with mental health disorders. The order directed federal agencies to accelerate the process of research and approval for psychedelics, including…

Attorneys general from a dozen states on April 20 asked to intervene in two lawsuits that oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order on citizenship verification and other election integrity efforts in elections. The coalition of attorneys general filed motions in…

Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a blueprint for a party-line budget resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement functions. In a 52–46 vote, the Senate approved moving forward the measure put forward by…

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment on April 21 that would redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map, giving Democrats an advantage. The Associated Press called the special election for the “Yes” vote at around 8:50 p.m. ET. The vote, as…

Under an agreement reached with the federal government on Tuesday, Nebraska will stop providing in-state tuition and scholarship programs for illegal immigrants. The state and the Justice Department (DOJ) filed a proposed consent decree in district court, asking a judge…

President Donald Trump has long questioned the post-Cold War purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, criticizing the alliance as a “paper tiger” dependent on American money, munitions, and muscle, and calling for a “very serious examining” of its value…

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump read passages from the Bible on April 21 from the Oval Office at the White House as part of the “America Reads the Bible” celebration. Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11–22, long considered a call to national prayer.…

The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on federal fraud charges that accused it of illegally raising millions of dollars to pay informants in white supremacist and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. An Alabama grand jury…

The U.S. Treasury Department on April 21 announced that it is imposing sanctions on 14 targets “for their involvement in helping the Iranian regime obtain weapons,” in contravention of international sanctions. “As the regime attempts to reconstitute its production capacity,…

President Donald Trump participates in “America Reads the Bible” on April 21.

U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel hold a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice at 5:30 p.m. ET on April 21. ...

Pennsylvania’s automatic voter registration option for driver’s license applicants works as intended to filter out noncitizens, but the process needs improvement, according to a report by the state’s auditor general. The audit only reviewed in full a fraction of the…

Vice President JD Vance is waiting to find out if a planned trip to Islamabad will go ahead. Iran failed to respond to U.S. negotiating terms, putting the talks on hold. President Donald Trump says the United States is ready…

President Donald Trump participates in NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day at 4 p.m. ET on April 21.

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, called for a “regime change” at the central bank. Appearing at his April 21 confirmation hearing, Warsh reaffirmed the importance of Fed independence, but…

The U.S. military will no longer require its service members to be vaccinated against influenza, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on April 21. “We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities.…

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources holds a hearing to examine the president’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 21. Witness: Christopher Wright, secretary of energy…