Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection next year. McConnell, who turned 83 today, was largely expected to end his Senate tenure at the conclusion of his term in January 2027 but made it official in aRead More →

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s top admiral, are among the list of general officers provided to Congress this week indicating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could fire or removeRead More →

Fired CFPB employee, Elizabeth Aniskevich says they were ‘tossed on the streets’ with no info, haven’t been able to get forms for unemployment; ABC News (WASHINGTON) — For many, a federal government job was a marker of stability or a way to serve the country, in some cases a “dream”Read More →

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday will vote on Kash Patel’s controversial nomination to lead the FBI. If confirmed, Patel will be the 18th Cabinet official approved by lawmakers since President Donald Trump’s inauguration one month ago. Republicans have rallied around Patel, arguing he would bring reformRead More →

McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a major ruling, the judge overseeing the case of the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in 2022 has denied a request to exclude potentially key DNA and other evidence from his upcoming capital murder trial. Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger had soughtRead More →

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The FBI became aware on Tuesday of threats that were communicated involving two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, plotting what the FBI called a “mass casualty attack” using pipe bombs and guns targeting Memorial High School in Harris County, Texas, according to law enforcementRead More →

ABC News (KANSAS) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, has died while awaiting sentencing, Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced on Wednesday. “We have learned of the passing of Andrew Lester and extend ourRead More →

Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce affect the World Trade Center Health Program, putting the health of 9/11 first responders at risk, critics said. Sixteen probationary staff members at the World Trade Center Health Program have been fired as partRead More →

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization is urging New York prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges against five suspects arrested in what authorities described as a prolonged “torture” killing of a transgender man. The group, GLAAD, issued a statement calling on Ontario County District Attorney JamesRead More →

Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has “terminated approval” of New York City’s congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the nation, which went into effect earlier this year. The DOT shared a letter from Transportation SecretaryRead More →