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.
House lawmakers on Thursday released a long-awaited 269-page discussion draft of a national artificial intelligence framework that would override state AI safety laws in California, New York, and Illinois for at least three years.
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday stripping civil service protections from roughly 8,000 senior federal employees, converting them to at-will status under a new employment classification called Schedule Policy/Career.