The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced Thursday it opened fifteen new investigations into potential race discrimination in medical school admissions, escalating a federal crackdown that has already produced findings against two of the country's most prestigious universities.
E. Jean Carroll said Thursday she "did not commit perjury," pushing back against a reported Department of Justice criminal investigation centered on statements she made during a deposition in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to reject a war powers resolution from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that would have required President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Lebanon, with the measure failing 92-324 in a bipartisan rebuke.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax, pressing lawmakers to deliver direct relief to American drivers still absorbing a massive price spike tied to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.