Babydog bridges ‘pawtisan’ divide in the Senate on social media: ‘She knows no political bias’

One senator’s pooch is digging up “bipawtisan” goodwill on Capitol Hill this week. Babydog Justice, famous sidekick to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice, visited the Senate Thursday, and senators across the political spectrum couldn’t hold back their appreciation. Rolled along in her soft-sided wagon, the English bulldog canine ambassador is a welcome sight in … Read more

Appeals court grants ‘striking’ temporary stay in Trump’s firing of board leaders

A D.C. federal appeals court on Friday handed the Trump administration a temporary victory, overturning district court rulings that ordered the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Gwynne Wilcox and the Merit Systems Protection Board’s Cathy Harris to be reinstated. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ordered NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox to be reinstated … Read more

Fox News Politics Newsletter: South Carolina Firing Squad

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -State Department will absorb remaining USAID programming as independent agency is dismantled -Trump administration asks Supreme Court to review El Salvador deportation flight case -Vance’s ‘America First’ approach goes … Read more

FCC to investigate Disney and ABC over potential violation in diversity practices

Federal Communications Commission says its DEI efforts may breach equal employment opportunity regulations The US’s top media regulator on Friday said it was opening an investigation into the diversity practices of Walt Disney and its ABC unit, saying they may violate equal employment opportunity regulations. Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, wrote to … Read more

Statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud expires; bipartisan coalition seeks extension

Federal law enforcement’s hands are tied now that the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in COVID-era unemployment programs has expired. While Congress extended the statute of limitations for pandemic-era business relief fraud in 2022, the window to prosecute fraud in individual relief programs closed Thursday. “There’s huge amounts of fraud that law enforcement officials … Read more