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Despite weeks of vocal demands for transparency surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican-led resolution that would have unsealed all court documents related to the late sex offender and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

In a landmark decision hailed by health advocates and parents alike, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. signed a formal policy Tuesday adopting new CDC recommendations to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week, underscoring the continued resilience of the U.S. labor market. Yet behind the encouraging headline, economists warn that the broader employment picture is showing signs of softening.

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to unseal grand jury transcripts from a 2005-2007 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking a setback in President Donald Trump’s push for greater transparency in the high-profile sex trafficking case.

In a sweeping move to stake America’s claim in the global artificial intelligence arms race, President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive AI strategy aimed at deregulating the industry, accelerating innovation, and asserting international leadership–firmly casting the United States as the future epicenter of AI advancement.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and several Republican cosponsors, introduced the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act to hold accountable financiers of rioters and vandals.

President Donald Trump continues to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The president plans to personally visit the central bank Thursday afternoon, where a $2.5 billion renovation is underway.

The White House on Wednesday expressed “grief and sorrow” for the families of four slain University of Idaho students after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for their brutal murders in 2022.

New York State has agreed to settle a years-long legal battle with Emilee Carpenter, a Christian wedding photographer, by paying $225,000 in legal fees and pledging not to enforce laws that would compel her to photograph same-sex weddings against her religious convictions. The settlement, finalized Tuesday, ends four years of litigation and marks a major victory for free speech and religious liberty.

A newly declassified House Intelligence Committee report has ignited a political firestorm by revealing that the Obama administration’s 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid was based on unreliable intelligence and violated established analytical standards.

At the northern border, Border Patrol agents continue to arrest Iranians and weapons traffickers and are helping seize record amounts of fentanyl.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction partially blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a congressional measure that strips Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, marking a significant twist in the ongoing legal battle over the pro-life “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

The U.S. House of Representatives is sending lawmakers home early for the August recess after Democrats forced legislative business to a standstill Monday when demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Newly released documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the Biden White House communicated with the Department of Justice before the issuance of a controversial 2021 memo that labeled concerned parents at school board meetings as potential “domestic terrorists.”

Republicans’ recently-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add trillions to the federal deficit and debt over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s final cost analysis.

The White House released a press statment celebrating what President Donald J. Trump described as “the most successful first six months in modern American history.” The report outlined a wide range of accomplishments across domestic policy, the economy, foreign affairs, and national security, which the administration says have fundamentally reshaped the nation’s direction.

A new congressional investigation has revealed that over $900 million in U.S. taxpayer funds were funneled through federal agencies and nonprofit organizations to support protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, in some cases, fund entities with known ties to terrorism. The findings, released last Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee, have sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of the Biden administration’s oversight of foreign aid.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard unveiled what she called “overwhelming evidence” of a coordinated conspiracy within the Obama administration to undermine President Donald Trump following his 2016 election victory. Speaking on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Gabbard detailed revelations from over 100 declassified documents released Friday and said she would formally refer the material to the Department of Justice and FBI for criminal investigation.

A night out turned to horror early Saturday in the U.S. city of Los Angeles when a man rammed his vehicle into a crowd outside a nightclub, injuring at least 30 people before being dragged from the car and shot by furious bystanders, authorities said.

In a major conservative victory for fiscal responsibility, the U.S. Senate passed a $9 billion rescissions package early Thursday morning, aimed at cutting waste, fraud, and partisan excess from federal spending. The bill, endorsed by President Donald Trump and crafted by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claws back billions in taxpayer funds from controversial foreign-aid initiatives and public broadcasting outlets long criticized for their liberal bias.