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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. No compatible source was found for this media. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) blamed Democrats for the approval rating of Congress the Ohio Republican blamed the minority party for the record-long government shutdown in the fall. That stalemate stemmed from Democrats seeking an extension to pandemic-era subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act, which is yet to gain ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Three congressional candidates wagered on the outcome of their own elections on Kalshi, according to the prediction market, which said Wednesday that it fined and suspended the men from their platform for five years. It is the latest high-profile case of alleged insider trading on prediction markets including Kalshi and Polymarket, which have brought bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and calls for ...
Source: pbs.org
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
By Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano When Anthropic told the world this month that it had built an artificial intelligence model so powerful that it was too dangerous to release widely, the company named 11 organizations as partners to help mount a defense. All were from the United States. Within two weeks, the model, called Mythos, had set off a global scramble unlike anything yet seen in the AI era. Mythos, which ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the past week, went "very well," but during an Oval Office gathering he acknowledged that "they do ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Cash-strapped Ukraine has secured a crucial European Union loan that will provide a vital lifeline to sustain its wartime efforts this year. The 90 billion-euro ($106 billion) package was formally approved on Thursday, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline had been repaired and the flow of oil would resume to ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
The United States did not always have a Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant founded it in 1870 to help suppress the Ku Klux Klan in the Southern states and enforce federal civil rights protections for formerly enslaved Americans. On Tuesday, Justice Department officials announced what may be the first Klan-friendly prosecution in the department's history. The Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, is ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com The FBI started investigating a journalist with The New York Times last month after she reported in January that FBI Director Kash Patel had assigned an around-the-clock SWAT team to protect and escort his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the Times said Wednesday , citing a person briefed on the matter. FBI agents ...
Source: theweek.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
April 23 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans have again blocked the Democrats from curbing President Donald Trump 's ability to wage war with Iran, as negotiators try to find a diplomatic end to the conflict during the fragile cease-fire. The Senate voted 51-46 on Wednesday afternoon against Sen. Tammy Baldwin 's War Powers Resolution, the fifth time since March 4 that the Senate has voted against directing the removal of ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
The Justice Department's internal watchdog is investigating compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law that compelled the department to release records related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The preliminary objective of the probe is "to evaluate the DOJ's processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act," said Deputy ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
The US Department of Justice has referred hundreds of citizens for denaturalization, beginning what some fear will be a massive effort to strip Americans of their citizenship. Months ago, it was reported that the Trump administration would seek to enlist the DOJ in its effort to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of people each month. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that the effort to carry out what DOJ ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Can states force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms? The Supreme Court may soon decide this, after a federal appeals court upheld a controversial Texas law earlier this week. On Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Senate Bill (S.B.) 10 , requiring Texas public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in a "conspicuous place." It also requires that the posters, ...
Source: reason.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
News WikiMedia ( ) Voting rights group sues DOJ over national voter database Voting rights advocates on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to block the government from collecting and centralizing voter registration data. Tuesday's complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, names voting advocacy group Common Cause and four individual ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them. Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration enforcement officers from isolating patients from their loved ones and ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump's second term but just the latest top defence leader to step down or be ousted. Departure of navy's top civilian official comes as U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this ...
Source: cbc.ca