New York Medicaid fraud unit loses federal funding after criminal enforcement collapses under Letitia James

The Trump administration froze federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit on July 1, citing what federal investigators called the worst criminal enforcement record among large state units in the country, a record that built up entirely during Attorney General Letitia James' tenure. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General denied […]

Supreme Court coordinated spending ruling hands GOP a financial weapon Democrats can't match

The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates on Tuesday, delivering a 6-3 ruling that could reshape the financial landscape of the 2026 midterms and neutralize the grassroots fundraising advantages Democrats had built in key Senate races in Texas and Maine. The decision in NRSC v. Federal […]

Former Democrat and Afghanistan veteran launches Republican bid to flip Massachusetts congressional seat

For the first time in nearly half a century, Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District has no incumbent on the ballot. Micah Jones, an Afghanistan veteran turned attorney who left the Democratic Party over its leftward drift, wants to seize the opening, and he thinks the conditions have never been better for a Republican to win in […]

Walz and Minnesota Board of Pardons clear convicted child sex offender facing deportation

Minnesota's Board of Pardons, led by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, granted a pardon to a 42-year-old Laos national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, a decision that came just one week before the man was scheduled to be deported, Fox News Digital reported. Tou Lue Vang pleaded guilty in 2006 to first-degree criminal […]

Gorsuch flags FCC chairman's pressure on Kimmel in Supreme Court opinion on presidential firing power

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch used a landmark ruling on presidential authority to spotlight something unusual: a federal regulator's public campaign against a late-night television host. In an opinion issued this week as part of a 6-3 decision expanding the president's power to fire heads of independent agencies, Gorsuch cited FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's efforts […]

NYC Mayor Mamdani drops costly campaign pledges in last-minute budget deal with City Council

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America, backed mayor who swept into office on promises of free bus rides and sweeping housing subsidies, reached a handshake budget agreement with City Council Speaker Julie Menin just hours before the fiscal year deadline, a deal that quietly shelves some of his most expensive […]

House Rules Committee quietly kills bipartisan amendment to strip Israel defense provision from NDAA

The House Rules Committee blocked a bipartisan amendment Monday evening that would have removed a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act requiring deeper integration of U.S. and Israeli military technology, and did so without offering any public explanation for the decision. Reps. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, had […]

Republican senators press Trump to speed up judicial and agency nominations

Senate Republicans are publicly urging the White House to send more nominees to Capitol Hill, warning that dozens of federal judgeships and key agency posts remain unfilled as the confirmation calendar shrinks. The pressure comes even as President Trump has made clear he would rather wait for the right pick than rush a name to […]

Wildfire in Fremont County forces evacuations as Colorado faces red flag conditions

A wildfire burning south of Guffey in Fremont County, Colorado, consumed 43 acres by Sunday evening and remained completely uncontained Monday morning, forcing the sheriff's office to order evacuations and close roads in the rural area near the southwest corner of Teller County. The blaze, designated the 11 Fire, triggered mandatory evacuations within a one-and-a-quarter-mile […]

Federal judge grants 45-day delay in trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump at correspondents' dinner

The federal criminal case against Cole Tomas Allen, the California man accused of storming the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with a shotgun and attempting to kill President Donald Trump, will not move forward for at least another 45 days. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden approved a joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to […]