Category: Government

Oregon Secretary of State Under Fire for Refusing to Address Her Marijuana Consultant Job

Shemia Fagan recused herself from taking part in her office's audit of the Oregon Liquor and...

ATF Director Says He is 'Not a Firearms Expert' When Asked to Define Assault Weapon

Dettelbach was confirmed in July, ending a seven-year vacancy

Republicans Prevent Democrats from Replacing Senator Dianne Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

Feinstein has been away from the Senate since February, preventing the Committee from confirming...

Gun Control Advocates Who Occupied Tennessee Capitol Will Not Face Charges

House Republicans have filed to expel three Democrats who lead a protest on the chamber's floor

Justice Dept. Files Lawsuit Against Norfolk Southern Rail Over East Palestine Train Derailment

Officials want the company to pay for the cleanup and face additional civil penalties

Petroleum Spill Clean-up Underway in North Dakota After 70-Car Train Derails

The incident comes amid increased concern about the condition of the nation's train tracks

House Committee to Secretary Antony Blinken: Produce Afghanistan Withdrawal Documents or Be Subpoenaed

"We are working to provide all the information that this committee is looking for," Blinken...

French President Emmanuel Macron Survives No-Confidence Vote Following Retirement Age Increase

'The government is already dead in the eyes of the French, it doesn’t have any legitimacy any...

Chicago Reporter Tells Lori Lightfoot To 'Get The Hell Out' Of His City

'I Never Thought In My Life That I Would Ever See The City Of Chicago Brought Down So Low As You...

America's 10 Longest Serving Lawmakers Have A Combined 421 Years In Office

As of last year, only 16 states have term limit laws in place

Justice Dept. Says Footage Aired on Tucker Carlson Doesn't Exonerate J6 Protestor

Legal filing argues edited footage did not present full context of the protestor's actions, and...

Transportation Dept. Spending $1B to Reconnect Neighborhoods Divided By Highways

Federal officials say that highway system design displaced more than one million people and...

USDA to Distribute $2.2 Billion in Discrimination Payments

'These funds are yet another stepping stone in the long march towards justice and an inclusive,...

Oregon Lawmakers Propose $1,000 per Month Payments for Homeless People

The payments could be spent as the recipents choose

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Funding

The watchdog agency is funded by the Federal Reserve

Zimbabwe to Expedite Almost $10 Million of Compensation Payments for White Farmers Whose Land Was Forcibly Taken

Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline Announces Plans to Resign

The Democrat will leave the House in June to run the Rhode Island Foundation

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Says Derailed Train Was Not Considered a ‘High Hazardous Material Train,’ Government Was Not Warned of its Route

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addressed the situation for the first time since the...

President Joe Biden Fires Architect of the Capitol Following Abuse of Authority Accusations

Brett Blanton is accused of misusing government vehicles among other 'administrative, ethical and...

Former Twitter Senior Staff Testify Before the House Oversight Committee

'The American people deserve transparency and accountability about the Biden family’s influence...

EXCLUSIVE: Gays Against Groomers Member Files FOIA Request After California City Opens Investigation

'When I First Attempted To Raise The Issues During [Mayor Pro Tem] Alarcón's Installment, I Was...

Tyre Nichols' Mother and Stepfather to Attend Biden's State of the Union

The Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford invited the couple after video of Nichols...

New Survey: Americans Rank 'The Government' As Nation's Top Problem

Belief That Government Is Top U.S. Problem Is Uniting Republicans, Democrats and Independents

Congressman James Comer Requests Information from Secret Service About Biden's Delaware Visitors

President Joe Biden has spent 164 days at his Wilmington home while in office