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Office of Special Counsel says it’s opened Hatch Act probe of Jack Smith

Saturday, August 2

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel confirmed Saturday that it has opened an investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith and whether he violated the Hatch Act through his criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.The investigation follows a referral from Republican Sen.... Read More.

Appeals court upholds restrictions on Los Angeles immigration arrests

Saturday, August 2

(LOS ANGELES) -- An appeals court upheld a lower court’s order to temporarily block federal immigration agents from conducting immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles without probable cause.In the ruling on Friday night, the ninth circuit court of appeals agreed with a federal judge that... Read More.

Democratic governors throw support behind Newsom, back partisan redistricting

Saturday, August 2

(MADISON, WI) -- -- A number of high-profile Democratic governors are ready to fight -- ardently throwing support behind their colleagues who have said they will draw new Congressional maps to favor Democrats before the 2026 midterm elections in order to directly counter Texas... Read More.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to begin shutting down its operations

Friday, August 1

(WASHINGTON) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will begin a "wind-down of its operations" and cut a majority of its jobs by the end of September following Congress' vote to cut nearly more than $1 billion in its federal funding.This... Read More.

Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia’s ‘highly provocative’ statement

Friday, August 1

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said on Friday he's ordered two nuclear submarines to move in the "appropriate regions" in response to what he called "highly provocative statements" from the Deputy Chair of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.This is a developing story. Please check... Read More.

Republican Rep. Bryan Steil booed defending Trump tariffs at Wisconsin town hall

Friday, August 1

(ELKHORN, Wis.) -- In a rowdy town hall on Thursday night, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan Steil was booed when he expressed support for President Donald Trump's trade policies.An attendee pressed Steil on Trump's tariffs against scores of U.S. trade partners."I really feel that... Read More.

Trump to sign order to revive Presidential Fitness Test for students

Thursday, July 31

(WASHINGTON) -- Kids in America's public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test as President Donald Trump is set to announce its return more than a decade after it was discontinued.Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday... Read More.

1,350 more National Guard members withdrawn from Los Angeles

Thursday, July 31

(LOS ANGELES) -- The Pentagon has announced that 1,350 more federalized members of the California National Guard will be withdrawn from the security mission in Los Angeles that started in early June following protests against immigration raids carried out by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement... Read More.

Federal government paying 154,000 people not to work

Thursday, July 31

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the deferred resignation program, an administration official confirmed to ABC News.The updated figure, first reported by the Washington Post, includes thousands of government workers across dozens... Read More.

Bessent tries to clarify comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized

Thursday, July 31

(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back his suggestion that the so-called Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "back door" to start privatizing Social Security.Bessent made the comments in an interview with Breitbart while he was speaking at... Read More.

NTSB questions flight training procedures during congressional hearings over January plane crash

Thursday, July 31

(WASHINGTON) -- The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday continued to grill officials from the Army, air traffic controllers and members from the Federal Aviation Administration over protocols following the January deadly air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet approaching... Read More.

Former Biden adviser Mike Donilon testifying in House committee probe into Biden mental fitness

Thursday, July 31

(WASHINGTON) -- Mike Donilon, former President Joe Biden's senior adviser, is appearing for a closed-door interview on Thursday in the House Oversight Committee's probe into the former president's mental fitness while in office.Donilon, one of Biden's oldest and closest advisers, is speaking before the... Read More.