Social issues
Rep. Tony Gonzales will face House ethics panel probe over ‘sexual misconduct’ claim
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Conference, participates in the group’s press conference in the Capitol, March 25, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday announced an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican who has come under fire for allegedly having […]
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Tillis calls Noem’s leadership a ‘disaster’ in fiery Senate hearing
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., lashed out at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on […]
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Sanders, Khanna to propose federal billionaires wealth tax
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks to the media outside of the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, on the day Bill Clinton appears for a deposition in the House Oversight Committee investigation of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Chappaqua, New York, U.S., February 27, 2026. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders […]
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White House gives Democrats new DHS funding offer as partial government shutdown drags on
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 8, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Congressional Democrats on Friday said they received a counteroffer from the White House to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The department has […]
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Columbia University says DHS detained student after making ‘misrepresentations’
Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University in New York City on April 14, 2025. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Columbia University said a student was detained by federal agents early Thursday, the latest sign of President Donald Trump’s nationwide escalation of immigration enforcement. The student was taken by Department of […]
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]
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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Vance, who made the announcement with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare […]
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Epstein files: DOJ may have withheld FBI interviews with Trump accuser, Rep. Garcia says
In a 1997 photo, Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images The Department of Justice “appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews” with a survivor of sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, who had also accused President Donald Trump […]
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Democrats counter Trump’s proposal to limit institutional housing investors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a roundtable on housing affordability in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Both congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, […]
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Russia’s war on Ukraine puts women off having children — and that could spell economic disaster
A woman carries a baby as she reacts after evacuating from Russian troop-occupied Kupiansk town in a bus convoy, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 30, 2022. Picture taken May 30, 2022. Ivan Alvarado | Reuters Four years of war between Russia and Ukraine are beginning to take their […]
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