US Congressional Budget Office hacked by suspected foreign actor, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Congressional Budget Office was hacked by a suspected foreign actor in a breach that could have exposed key financial research data that American lawmakers use to craft legislation, the Washington Post reported on Thursday,
Senate to vote on legislation to limit Trump administration from attacking Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was voting Thursday on legislation that would check President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a stronger role in Trump’s high-stakes campaign against
Maryland sues Trump administration over location of FBI headquarters
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials sued President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday for blocking the previously-approved construction of new FBI headquarters just outside the nation’s capital. Gov. Wes Moore joined other Maryland leaders to criticize the plan
UN approves US-backed effort to lift sanctions on Syria’s president
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to lift a series of sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government days before he is set to arrive in the U.S. for
Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is speeding up the implementation of new rules that would give the agency tasked with protecting federal government facilities greater authority to charge people for a broader array of offenses on
Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job
Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve as a federal immigration detention center began accepting detainees earlier this week, Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday. The Republican
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault on Thursday in the latest legal
Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent in a fit of fury over President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., was cleared on Thursday of a misdemeanor assault charge. Sean
Senate Democrats to consider Republican offer as record US shutdown drags on
By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the chamber’s top Republican said was