Speaker Johnson pleads with Republicans to keep concerns private after tumultuous week
House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in public and bring their complaints to him directly.
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US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins
U.S. Southern Command announced that it had conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, following a pause of almost three weeks.
SC governor issues executive order to halt race-based spending quotas for S.C. agencies
Governor Henry McMaster says race should not be a factor when state agencies are making their budgets.
SC National Guard members returning to Washington D.C.
Members of the South Carolina National Guard are returning to our nation's capitol.
Administration cancels some naturalization ceremonies for those on travel ban list
Some naturalization ceremonies for people that were set to be sworn in as U.S. citizens from the 19 countries that have been put on the Trump administration's new travel ban list have been placed on pause, according to multiple sources.
US pauses all pending green card applications from 19 'countries of concern'
The United States has paused all pending immigration applications from 19 "countries of concern," meaning that even applicants with pending green card applications will be subject to a pause and review, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes
Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democrat-led states if they don't provide data
President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about those receiving the assistance.
Student loan caps could affect grad nursing students seeking 'non-professional' degrees
New student loan guidelines set to be put in place by the Trump administration could mean a hit to some healthcare workers, especially those seeking to further their nursing education.
Doctor says Trump had preventative screening MRI on heart, abdomen with 'perfectly normal' results
Donald Trump' s doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House on Monday.
White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Trump says he'll release MRI results but doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
President Donald Trump said he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.
New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into the reality of Republican divisions on the issue — a familiar struggle for a party that has been trying to scrap or overhaul the Affordable Care Act for the past 15 years.
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- Jeffries says Democrats 'on the verge' of winning the House. It puts speaker's gavel in reach Oct 22, 2026 12:26 PM EDTDemocratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become House speaker if his party sweeps to power in midterm elections and elects him to the job
- At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell Oct 22, 2026 11:40 AM EDTSigns and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material
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