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Defense Department discards flu vaccine mandate

The Pentagon is scrapping the blanket mandatory flu vaccine requirement for service members.

April 21, 2026

FTC orders pest-control company to cease employees’ noncompete agreements

The Federal Trade Commission has prohibited one of the largest pest-control companies in the U.S. from enforcing noncompete agreements, a move that the agency said is part of President Trump's pro-worker agenda.

April 20, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar cites accounting error in $30 million financial disclosure

Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed major accounting errors for suggesting she's a millionaire after a congressional financial disclosure gained Republicans' attention.

April 18, 2026

FBI chief Kash Patel threatens to sue liberal magazine, denies drinking, attendance accusations

FBI Director Kash Patel responded to reports about his alleged erratic behavior and that his job is in jeopardy, calling them "fake news."

April 18, 2026

Trump signs order to expedite medical psychedelic drug treatment, research

President Trump signed an executive order Saturday to fast-track access to medical psychedelic drug research and treatment.

April 18, 2026

Trump aims for more drill, baby, drill in Alaska, with auction in June

An auction to drill on an untouched wildlife refuge in Alaska will take place in June, the Trump administration said.

April 18, 2026

A $35,000 bid was not enough to get Jill Biden a cameo role on hit show ‘Heated Rivalry’

Former first lady Jill Biden wanted to make a cameo on Season Two of "Heated Rivalry."

April 17, 2026

Lead prosecutor against John Brennan removed from case

A federal prosecutor investigating one of President Trump's political enemies has reportedly been pulled off the case.

April 17, 2026

Trump rebukes Mamdani’s new plan to ‘tax the rich’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new "tax the rich" plan drew condemnation from President Trump, a Queens native, who slammed the policy that would affect his business.

April 17, 2026

VA officials tell Congress ‘unconventional’ purchases help veterans

Lawmakers sounded the alarm about the Department of Veterans Affairs spending tens of thousands of dollars on seemingly unusual items such as custom-raised flower beds, but VA officials told Congress Thursday that it helps veterans achieve independence.

April 16, 2026

House thwarts war powers resolution against war in Iran

The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution to rein in President Trump's military authority in Iran in a 214-213 vote on Thursday.

April 16, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Democrats: Who are you calling ‘soft on fraud’?

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday challenged the believability of a House Democrat who accused him and the Trump administration of being "soft on fraud."

April 16, 2026

House Democrats blame RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism for measles deaths

Democrats dogged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his anti-vaccine rhetoric during Thursday's House Ways and Means Committee hearing, pinning the blame on him for the measles outbreak.

April 16, 2026

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self inside their home, police say

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife early Thursday before taking his own life inside their Annandale home, police said.

April 16, 2026

Man, woman found dead in apparent murder suicide in Annandale, Virginia, home

Two people were found dead early Thursday in an Annandale, Virginia, home following what the Fairfax County Police Department described as a domestic incident.

April 16, 2026

Democrats’ war powers resolution dies in Senate, more expected

Senate Democrats' war powers vote failed Wednesday after Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer vowed to flood the floor with such measures until the war in Iran ends or the upper chamber limits President Trump's military authority in Iran.

April 15, 2026

California Gov. Newsom sets date for special election to finish out Swalwell’s term

A special election to finish out the remainder of Eric Swalwell's term in Congress will take place this summer following his resignation in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.

April 15, 2026

Trump vows to fire Powell from the Fed if he stays on past end of his chairman’s term

President Trump said he will fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he does not leave the central bank after his successor is installed.

April 15, 2026

Democrats vow to flood Senate floor with war powers resolutions ‘every week’

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is leading Democrats to bring multiple war powers resolutions to the floor in an attempt to force President Trump to seek congressional approval for further military action in Iran.

April 14, 2026

‘I did not want to live anymore’: A fifth woman accuses Eric Swalwell of sex attack

Former Rep. Eric Swalwell was hit with another sexual assault allegation.

April 14, 2026