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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass a measure seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s military powers by a razor-thin vote. The chamber tied 212–212 on a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) that…

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on May 14 issued an executive order calling on lawmakers to convene for a special session beginning the next day. “I have issued an Executive Order calling the General Assembly back for an extra legislative…

Robert Cekada, the newly confirmed director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), wants to refocus the agency’s efforts on fighting violent crime rather than regulating legal gun ownership. “We should be focusing on the criminals, not…

President Donald Trump said on May 14 that China has agreed to buy soybeans, oil, and Boeing jets from the United States following his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump told Fox’s Sean Hannity that China agreed…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff pleaded guilty on May 14 in a federal public corruption case after taking a plea deal earlier this week. Political consultant Dana Williamson, 53, of Carmichael, California, stands accused of funneling campaign…

A U.S.-led team successfully removed about 30 pounds of highly enriched uranium from Venezuela earlier this month in a secret mission, the U.S. State Department announced May 14. “By leading the removal of dangerous nuclear material from Venezuela, the United…

WASHINGTON—As U.S. and China delegations convene in Beijing, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers is casting a spotlight on the regime’s forced organ harvesting, saying it’s past time to put the abuse to an end. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chair of…

It took the U.S. military less than 40 days to destroy 90 percent of Iran’s operational ballistic missile and drone capacities, annihilate its navy, dismantle its support for proxy militias, and derail its emergent nuclear weapons program, the commander of…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called Democratic opposition to artificial intelligence and data center construction “lunacy” and “a China-first kind of a policy in our nation,” in the latest in a series of public breaks with the progressive wing…

The Louisiana Senate approved a new U.S. congressional map on May 14. The legislation, which advanced 27–10 along party lines on Thursday afternoon, will redraw one of the Pelican State’s two majority-Democratic U.S. House districts ahead of the midterm elections.…

Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois that is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, the state announced May 12. The case is also not the Andes virus strain, which is the rare strain…

A year-long federal investigation into student admissions practices at Yale School of Medicine determined that the institution intentionally selected black and Hispanic applicants over higher-achieving whites and Asians, the Department of Justice announced today. The department stated that the Ivy…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran, President Donald Trump said after the first day of talks between the two leaders in Beijing. “He said he’s not gonna give military equipment,” the president told…

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 extended its order allowing a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail, after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice. The new ruling states that the order allowing…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance travels to Bangor, Maine, on May 14, where he is scheduled to deliver remarks regarding the White House’s efforts to combat fraud at around 12:30 p.m. ET at the Bangor International Airport.     ...

U.S. Senate is expected to vote on legislation to withhold the pay of senators if a government shutdown occurs at 12 p.m. ET on May 14.

WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance estimated on May 13 that U.S. taxpayers are funding hundreds of billions of dollars annually for illegal immigrants. This taxpayer money goes to fraudulent benefits obtained by illegal immigrants and funding criminal processing for those arrested…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement holds a hearing on “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment” at 10:30 a.m. ET on May 14. ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on May 14 to receive testimony on the posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 13 urged China to take a “more active role” in pressuring Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump began a two-day summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi…