3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1093+ words) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins relented on the state’s congressional maps Thursday, ending weeks of election season chaos sparked by a scheme to eke out another Republican seat in the House. “Following the United States Supreme Court’s stay, the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1066+ words) While giving remarks at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Texas Thursday, President Trump complained to a room full of medal recipients that he can’t have one. But the president has never seen a trophy or award that he…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1132+ words) The Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s decision about Missouri’s voting map, further throwing the state’s election into chaos. The nation’s highest judiciary issued an order in the pending case Thursday, directing the state to rely on the original…...

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5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1479+ words) The Trump administration is moving to strip a rule barring private equity officials from engaging in “pay-to-play” schemes with government officials. The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to revoke Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act, arguing that it chills…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1513+ words) President Donald Trump hosted his own early-bird 9/11 tribute after deciding to skip the official ceremony in New York City where politicians aren’t allowed to speak. His speech Tuesday demonstrated why that kind of rule is necessary. The president hosted first…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1761+ words) A federal whistleblower has alleged that the development and deployment of the USPS system has been rushed and haphazard, and could result in voter disenfranchisement ahead of the general election. Despite a court order barring the Postal Service from continuing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (979+ words) One of America’s largest newspapers made an elementary-level error in its obituary for Gloria Steinem. Thousands of readers who learned of the trailblazing feminist’s death via The Washington Post’s social media notifications Thursday were met with an image of former…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1057+ words) President Donald Trump is taking extraordinary efforts to keep protesters out of his eyeline. Trump officials will present plans Thursday to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Square Park in Washington D.C., a historic gathering place for protesters, four people told The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1209+ words) Leon Black, a billionaire investor with millions of dollars in financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, refused to appear before Congress Thursday. Black had appeared before the committee for a voluntary, closed-door interview on June 26, where lawmakers used the brief meeting…...