
Politics & Policy
Janet Yellen tells Congress U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers.
7 hours ago
New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns
New laws taking effect with the new year will affect Hollywood actors, social media stars and chatty motorists.
1 day ago
Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu
The 78-year-old Democrat was admitted on Monday afternoon with a fever.
5 days ago
House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
The report brings to a close a nearly five-year investigation into Matt Gaetz, who spent the majority of his time in Washington enmeshed in scandals.
5 days ago
The new laws include an increase to the minimum wage and new data protections for consumers.
6 days ago
What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending from a a budget deal, but he failed to achieve his goal of raising the debt limit.
6 days ago
An architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania’s Capitol a century ago. They’re still ticking
Visitors are drawn to the building's polished marble, intricate carvings — and 273 antique clocks that were part of the original design.
6 days ago
Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
The bill would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
1 week ago
House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
The plan would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
1 week ago
Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.
1 week ago
Federal regulators prohibit drone flights in dozens of locations across New Jersey
The restrictions, announced Thursday, come amid a flurry of reported drone sightings that have raised concerns across the Garden State and beyond.
1 week ago
Elon Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal
A stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government was effectively killed by Musk's social media warnings and Trump's condemnation.
1 week ago
Federal officials’ authority to track and disable drones set to expire, snared in budget battle
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has called for the reauthorization of the authority, which is included in a spending bill that continued to be debated Thursday.
1 week ago
‘Blessed’: Casey recounts his Senate career in final floor speech
The outgoing U.S. senator said he had been “blessed” by the opportunity to perform public service and highlighted what he recounted as key successes throughout his career.
1 week ago
Listen 0:58New Jersey weighs making underage gambling no longer a crime, but subject to a fine
State lawmakers may change the law to make gambling by those under 21 no longer punishable under criminal law, instead imposing fines ranging between $500 and $2,000.
2 weeks ago