GOP Plan to Sell 3,200 Square Miles of Federal Lands Found to Violate Senate Rules

GOP Plan to Sell 3,200 Square Miles of Federal Lands Found to Violate Senate Rules

A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans' big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber's rules.Lee, a Utah...

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:04:35 EDT
Johnson: Classified Briefing on Iran Strikes Set for Friday

Johnson: Classified Briefing on Iran Strikes Set for Friday

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the classified bipartisan briefing on the recent U.S. strikes against Iran will be held on Friday.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:27:56 EDT
Dem Strategist Calls for DNC Head to 'Step Down'

Dem Strategist Calls for DNC Head to 'Step Down'

An unidentified top Democratic strategist told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin "needs to step down" after criticizing President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:09:50 EDT
NTSB: Systemic Failures Led to Boeing 737 Door Plug Blowout

NTSB: Systemic Failures Led to Boeing 737 Door Plug Blowout

The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer...

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:13:18 EDT
Trump Loses Ukraine Nobel Nod Over Iran Focus

Trump Loses Ukraine Nobel Nod Over Iran Focus

Ukrainian official Oleksandr Merezhko withdrew his Nobel Peace Prize nomination for President Donald Trump, citing Trump's shifting focus from the Ukraine war to the conflict between Israel and Iran and a sense that Trump is appeasing Russia rather than pressuring it toward peace, Newsweek reported.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:39:49 EDT
2M Student-Loan Borrowers at Risk of Wage Garnishment

2M Student-Loan Borrowers at Risk of Wage Garnishment

Nearly 2 million student-loan borrowers are in danger of having their wages garnished this summer by the federal government, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:06:41 EDT
Bessent: Senate Set to Vote on Megabill, Friday

Bessent: Senate Set to Vote on Megabill, Friday

The Senate is on track to vote Friday on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, predicting that Republicans in both chambers of Congress would reach a deal within 48 hours on raising the cap on state and local tax deductions, a major sticking point in the legislation, Treasury ...

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:40:01 EDT
Speaker Johnson to House GOP: 'Keep Your Schedule Flexible,' Don't Leave Town

Speaker Johnson to House GOP: 'Keep Your Schedule Flexible,' Don't Leave Town

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told fellow lawmakers to "keep your schedule flexible" and "not to leave town" as GOP leaders try to pass President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" by July 4, reports Politico.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:16:11 EDT
Fed's Barr: Inflation to Rise, Could Be Persistent

Fed's Barr: Inflation to Rise, Could Be Persistent

Higher import levies will put upward pressure on prices that may not prove temporary, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on Tuesday in remarks that suggest he is in no rush to cut interest rates despite what he called "gradual, albeit uneven" progress toward 2%...

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:19:28 EDT
Dozens Stuck by Syringe-Wielding Assailants in France

Dozens Stuck by Syringe-Wielding Assailants in France

French police agencies are working to determine what is at the heart of dozens of people being stuck by syringes and potentially injected with substances by assailants at a weekend music festival.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:17:10 EDT
Dow Jumps 500 Points, S&P 500 Nears Record High

Dow Jumps 500 Points, S&P 500 Nears Record High

U.S. stocks rallied more than 1% Tuesday as investors welcomed a fragile truce with Israel and Iran while parsing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony for clues regarding the U.S. central bank's path forward.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:02:52 EDT
Study: Popular AI Models Will Blackmail Humans in Up to 96% of Scenarios

Study: Popular AI Models Will Blackmail Humans in Up to 96% of Scenarios

Several leading AI models show they'll resort to blackmail or other unethical means to protect their interests, according to a new study by AI company Anthropic, after tests of several top developers.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:32:43 EDT
West Virginia Petitions Supreme Court on Trans Athlete Case

West Virginia Petitions Supreme Court on Trans Athlete Case

West Virginia filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Tuesday requesting the high court hear it case State of West Virginia v. B.P.J., which had banned biological boys from competing in girls' sports.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:03:29 EDT
RFK Jr. Retracts Comments About Rep. Pallone at Hearing

RFK Jr. Retracts Comments About Rep. Pallone at Hearing

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was rebuked at a congressional hearing Tuesday after alleging that Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., based his stance on vaccines on campaign contributions received from pharmaceutical companies.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:45:24 EDT
Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys to European Theater

Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys to European Theater

The USS Gerald R. Ford, a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier that is the world's largest, and the vessels that make up its strike group left Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Tuesday to join the European Theater, where it will be closer to Israel.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:25:34 EDT
House Rejects Rep. Al Green's Move to Impeach Trump

House Rejects Rep. Al Green's Move to Impeach Trump

The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to defer acting on a resolution introduced by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, that called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:24:17 EDT
Whistleblower: DOJ Official Floated Ignoring Court Orders on Deportations

Whistleblower: DOJ Official Floated Ignoring Court Orders on Deportations

A top Justice Department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members, a fired department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:36:48 EDT
Trump WH Rejects Neera Tanden on Executive Privilege

Trump WH Rejects Neera Tanden on Executive Privilege

President Donald Trump's White House has rejected executive privilege for former President Joe Biden's Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden ahead of her transcribed interview Tuesday with the House Oversight Committee.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:38:40 EDT
Rep. Robert Garcia Picked to Lead House Oversight Democrats

Rep. Robert Garcia Picked to Lead House Oversight Democrats

Democrats selected Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., to be the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee under Chair James Comer, R-Ky., in a 150-63 vote Tuesday, according to Kilmeny Duchardt, Newsmax's congressional correspondent.

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:45:00 EDT
CDC: Vaccines With Thimerosal Not Linked to Autism

CDC: Vaccines With Thimerosal Not Linked to Autism

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report said that evidence does not support a link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism, ahead of a two-day meeting of experts scheduled for later this week. The report, along with the meeting's final...

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:37:19 EDT