US politics
US House again rejects democratic attempt to limit Iran war
The vote follows a similar 47 to 52 defeat for a war powers resolution in the Senate on Wednesday
US prosecutors made unannounced visit to Federal Reserve in DC
US PROSECUTORS made a surprise visit to the Federal Reserve’s offices in Washington Tuesday amid the Justice Department’s investigation into Chair Jerome Powell and a renovation project at the central...
A war the public didn’t ask for
Rising fuel prices in the US cut across party lines in a way that military strategy does not
US Senate committee plans Warsh’s Fed nomination hearing as soon as week of April 13, Punchbowl reports
THE Senate Banking Committee is planning to hold its hearing on the nomination of Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve as soon as the week of April 13, Punchbowl News reported on Sunday, citing...
Trump signature to appear on US currency, the first for a sitting US president
The first US$100 bills with Trump’s signature and that of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June
Trump orders government to pay airport security workers
[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to address staff shortages that have snarled tra...
Trump administration tout plan for ICE at airports amid criticism from union, Democrats
Tens of thousands of TSA agents have been working without pay for weeks
Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over US$11 billion in six days, source says
About US$5.6 billion of munitions were used during the first two days of strikes
Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
The startup had refused to remove guardrails against using its AI for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance
Security lines at some US airports hit three hours as TSA absences rise
The shutdown could disrupt peak spring-break travel