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House leaders have yet to appoint board members to an independent office designed to investigate ethics complaints against lawmakers and their staff.

More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government on Tuesday began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the assassination that shocked the nation and spawned countless conspiracy theories.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the U.S.-funded news outlet created to reach people living under communism during the Cold War, is suing Kari Lake and the Trump administration over efforts to defund the organization.  The lawsuit, filed in a Washington D.C. federal court, said the station has not been paid a $7.5 million invoice submitted Monday. … Read more

New White House fact sheet has removed references to Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. The White House is fueling speculation over plans to eliminate two large national monuments in California established by former president Joe Biden. Less … Read more

Comcast, Anheuser-Busch and others cancel funding as US becomes increasingly hostile toward LGBTQ+ communities San Francisco Pride, one of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world, has reportedly lost significant funding as major corporate sponsors – some who supported the festivities for years – have pulled out of the event. Four companies, which include Comcast … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: A group of Republican state attorneys general is filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday afternoon, urging the circuit court to reverse a judge’s order blocking Trump from deporting alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, with one AG saying “the judges are … Read more

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discusses the call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and what talks could mean for the end of the war in Ukraine.

Auston Trusty and Johnny Cardoso are also out Jack McGlynn, Max Arfsten, Brian Gutiérrez called in Defenders Antonee Robinson and Auston Trusty and midfielder Johnny Cardoso will miss the United States’ Concacaf Nations League matches this week. They were replaced on the roster Tuesday by an all-MLS trio: midfielders Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), Maximilian Arfsten … Read more

Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, whose tenure predates the second Trump administration by two years, claimed he had begun engaging in DOGE-type governance soon after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Jr. departed in 2023. Moore, a purported 2028 presidential contender who has sought to stifle such talk and instead focus on a potential second term, spoke … Read more

Judge halts efforts to fire USAid workers, a major setback in administration’s attempts to bulldoze federal government Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk and the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) likely violated the … Read more