I have had numerous constructive meetings with Mr. Blanche and he comes across as decent and capable. I appreciate the trip he made to learn more about Alaska, including our rural areas, and as Acting Attorney General he has made several noteworthy decisions that will benefit our state and the nation. Ultimately, however, I will oppose his nomination. read more
The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, undershooting economists' expectations and signaling the job market may be slowing. read more
The president's lawsuit against the BBC is blowing up in his face. read more
A new government watchdog report delivers a blistering rebuke of DOGE, the Elon Musk-led cost-cutting initiative, finding it repeatedly overstated its savings and took credit for cuts it didn't actually make. read more
The C.I.A. has secretly established a Cuba task force ... read more
Trump's frustration over Iran War boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Pete Hegseth ... read more
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche assured faith leaders during a call with Intercessors for America that the Justice Department plans to further restrict abortion access, calling a complete victory "permanent" and "soon." read more
A group of Democratic lawmakers have asked the Pentagon's official watchdog to open an investigation after The Washington Post revealed that 15 companies with investment from President Donald Trump's sons have garnered $3.2 billion in federal contracts, investments, and loans " most coming after Trump took office for the second time. read more
Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump's tariffs filtered through the economy are getting almost nothing back. read more
A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution ... read more
The Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport ... read more
A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the president's plans to commission a so-called "Trump class" of heavily armed battleships could cost about $275 billion. This figure is nearly double what the Navy initially estimated ... read more
Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists. read more
Mwangi Enos: I have covered the energy market's evolution through the Iran-Iraq War, from Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's early warnings about depleting buffers to Shell's CEO describing the diesel and gasoline squeeze that emerged as refineries pivoted to jet fuel. On July 31, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods also added the most analytically precise observation I have heard from an oil executive. There is a disconnect between crude prices and pump prices. read more
Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn't want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch. read more
Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican who was House majority leader from 2003 to 2005, said the Federal Communications Commission has no legal authority to repeal the National Television Ownership Rule. Despite DeLay's warning, the Trump FCC appears ready to eliminate the rule at its meeting this week. read more
