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A law signed by Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson last week that requires members of the clergy to report confessions of child abuse or neglect is under scrutiny, as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the law violates the First Amendment.The Evergreen State’s new law adds "members of the clergy" to a list of professionals who are required to report information obtained […]

President Donald Trump is proposing staggering spending cuts.In his budget request for fiscal year 2026, the president demands that Congress slash an eye-popping 20% of spending which lawmakers allocate each year."You're going to see $150 billion (in cuts) passed in the House and the Senate. That is real money," said Budget Director Russ Vought on Fox News. "I think for the first time, this budget is not dead on arrival."To […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the U.S. military will soon be seeing a dramatic reduction in the number of general officers across all branches. He called the reduction a "historic" move to fulfill President Donald Trump’s commitment to "achieving peace through strength." "We’re going to shift resources from bloated headquarters elements to our warfighters," said Hegseth. According to Hegseth, there are currently 44 four-star and flag officers across the military, […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Donald Trump while discussing the recent chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport, saying he had "decimated the FAA."During a press conference on Monday, Jeffries took a reporter's question about the recent delays at Newark Airport."Well, it's certainly something that I think we're all invested in looking into, as it relates to the ability of the American people to be able to travel in […]

The House Rules Committee has advanced a bill to permanently rename the Gulf of America.Formerly the Gulf of Mexico, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that upended that as part of his America First agenda.But without congressional action, the name could be reverted by a future administration – which spurred Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to introduce a bill enshrining the name in federal law.The measure advanced through the […]