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.
Rep. Michael Lawler is calling for a congressional investigation into Adam Hamawy, the Democratic primary winner in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District, over his documented ties to convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, the "Blind Sheikh" behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.