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Most Senators Don't Plan to Sue Over New Phone Provision
Senate Republicans are mostly running away from a new provision allowing them to sue the government for subpoenaing their telephone records.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:58:26 EDTPrelim Case of Bird Flu in Wash. Would Be First in 9 Months
Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation's first human case of bird flu since February, pending confirmatory testing. A Grays Harbor County, Washington, resident preliminarily tested positive for the infection, the Washington State Department ...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:17:50 EDTLawmakers Cashed $20K Each During Record Shutdown
Members of Congress collected more than $20,000 apiece during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, even as millions of Americans went without pay and essential services.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:54:55 EDTTexas A&M Profs Now Need OK for Some Race, Gender Topics
Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday required professors to receive approval from the school president to discuss some race and gender topics, tightening rules months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw the flagship ...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:02:52 EDTUS, SKorea Agree on Trade, Security Deal, Nuclear Subs
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea and the United States had completed a joint fact sheet outlining new agreements on trade, defense, and technology following his summit with President Donald Trump last month.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:09:08 EDTGOP Lauds Sen. Collins for Help in Ending Shutdown
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, whose centrist positions have periodically drawn pushback from the Republican Party's right flank, received rare across-the-board praise from her GOP colleagues on Thursday for her work in helping to end the shutdown.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:51:23 EDTSen. Ernst: Investigate Chinese 'Trojan Horse' Tech Firm
A bipartisan group of 23 lawmakers, led by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is urging the Trump administration to investigate and consider banning products sold by a tech company with alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates in the United States.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:57:50 EDTEnvironmental Groups Lash Out at Hochul Over New Energy Policy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is feeling the heat from environmental groups as she pivots energy policy, facing reelection next year.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:48:22 EDTSen. Grassley: FBI, DOJ Stalled Clinton Campaign Inquiry
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday released internal Justice Department and FBI records indicating that senior federal officials declined to investigate alleged campaign finance violations by Hillary Clinton and the DNC.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:05:59 EDTCarlson Says Christian Hero Bonhoeffer Advocated Murder of Hitler
Tucker Carlson sparked backlash among conservatives and Christians after suggesting theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer believed Christianity “wasn’t enough” and endorsed killing Hitler.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:04:48 EDTIED Goes Off Outside Las Vegas Eatery; 2 at Large
Police are investigating the detonation of an improvised explosive device early Thursday outside an Italian restaurant near the Las Vegas Strip.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:34:05 EDT$200M Senate Bill Aims to Block Influx of Vapes Tied to CCP
The Senate deal to end the government shutdown includes $200 million in funding to disrupt the pipeline of illicit Chinese vapes.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:57:46 EDTCoast Guard Tracked Russian Intel Ship Off Honolulu
The United States Coast Guard detected and closely monitored the Russian Navy auxiliary intelligence ship Kareliya as it operated near U.S. territorial waters approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu late last month, the military branch announced Thursday.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:12:55 EDTHegseth Announces Expanded Operation Southern Spear
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered an expanded counterdrug offensive in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday as the Pentagon advanced Operation Southern Spear.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:43:14 EDTUkrainian Air Defense Defends Kyiv Against 'Massive' Attack
Ukrainian air-defense units were active over Kyiv early Friday as the capital came under a "massive" Russian attack, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Explosions echoed across the city after Russian forces reportedly launched Kh‑47 M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles toward ...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:16:38 EDTJudge Rebukes DHS, Orders Release of Dozens of Illegals
A Chicago federal judge condemned the Trump administration’s immigration tactics and ordered dozens of detainees released, citing repeated DHS violations of a consent decree.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:48:32 EDTUS Opens Screwworm Control Site Inside Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, calling it a major step in efforts to stop the spread of the dangerous, flesh-eating New World screwworm.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:33:19 EDTPort Authority Set to Hike N.Y./N.J. Transit Fares 50 Cents
Riders on the Port Authority Trans-Hudson line will face a series of annual fare hikes beginning next year, as the Port Authority moves to raise the cost of a single PATH trip by 50 cents to help fund major infrastructure upgrades.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:36:56 EDTNewsmax to Air Special 'Trump 300' Friday at 8 p.m. ET
Newsmax will air the exclusive special "Trump 300" Friday night at 8 p.m. ET, hosted by Rob Finnerty, offering viewers a sweeping look inside President Donald Trump's first 300 days of his second term.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:08:45 EDTFmr Air Traffic Controller to Newsmax: Obama Admin Chose Color Over Competency
As flight delays ease nationwide after days of disruption, a former air traffic controller is placing blame for the FAA's long-running staffing shortages on hiring policies implemented under the Obama administration.
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