U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
09-05-2025

President Trump is standing behind Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he faced a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

President Trump signs an order creating the Religious Liberty Commission.
09-04-2025

Religious liberty in the United States of America has always been an integral part of American life. The Founding Fathers made a commitment to religious freedom as part of the First Amendment's religion clauses, which prevent the government from establishing a national religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion by individuals.

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard standing next to an M-ATV vehicle speak with an Amtrak police officer outside Union Station, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
09-04-2025

On the streets of Chicago, leaders and activists have been clear: they don't want President Trump sending in the National Guard despite the high crime rate there. One judge recently ruled it was illegal for President Trump to send the National Guard to help quell immigration protests in California.

California National Guard stand in formation guarding the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
09-03-2025

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump broke the law when he deployed troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer to respond to immigration-related protests. Despite the ruling, President Trump is doubling down, pledging to send federal troops into other major American cities.

National Guard troops patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument with the Capitol in the distance as part of President Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
09-02-2025

Now that summer recess is over for Congress, lawmakers have a number of pressing legislative items facing them.  Both chambers will only be in session for three weeks before taking another break in mid-October. One major item to watch is progress on a budget deal. 

Kimberly Genau and her husband Randy created a place of refuge on Capitol Hill known as the 'Alabaster House'
09-01-2025

In American politics, those on Capitol Hill work to find common ground in a vastly divided nation. That's why Kimberly Genau and her husband Randy created a place of refuge here known as the Alabaster House.

Vice President JD Vance walks to the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
08-29-2025

In the wake of the latest mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota, some critics have wasted little time in criticizing those appealing to prayer. But Vice President JD Vance has been among the most vocal in pushing back against this anti-invocation narrative...

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08-27-2025

Donald Trump's rise to the top has paved the way for plenty of MAGA influencers. But some have stood out. When it comes to Congressman Byron Donalds, some liberal media outlets have called him, "the most influential Black Republican in MAGA." But to label him like that misses the larger point: Byron Donalds is a tea party originalist, constitutional conservative, and one of the best MAGA messengers out there. 

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
08-27-2025

President Trump's latest attempt to assert more influence over the economy is headed to court. The attorney for the Federal Reserve Board member whom Trump fired claims the president doesn't have that authority.

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08-22-2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he's putting a pause on work visas for commercial truck drivers after a deadly accident in Florida. Rubio says the number of international truck drivers is a security risk.

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