Author: Molly Parks, Washington Examiner

The Ukrainian government ousted its ministers of justice and energy from their positions after an investigation revealed a $100 million corruption scandal among current and former top government officials. Ukraine‘s National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced that a “high-level criminal organization,” comprising government officials and businessmen, infiltrated the public nuclear energy company Energoatom to launder money and…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is demanding a vote on his amendment to strike hemp-ban language from a part of the GOP-proposed deal that could end the government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined with GOP senators to support a Republican-led stopgap funding deal Sunday, which includes a continuing resolution to reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026,…

The Congressional Budget Office confirmed Thursday that it was compromised by a hack. “The Congressional Budget Office has identified the security incident, has taken immediate action to contain it, and has implemented additional monitoring and new security controls to further protect the agency’s systems going forward,” Caitlin Emma, chief of media relations for the CBO,…

With off-year election states hitting the voting booths on Tuesday, Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey have been hammering home a platform based on affordability messaging in the final stretch. Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin emphasized Thursday how the two Democratic gubernatorial candidates running in 2025, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Rep. Mikie Sherrill…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, becoming the first state attorney general to take legal action following the Trump administration’s warning against the pain reliever. The Texas filing comes one month after President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…

Several funding cliffs will hit this week if the federal government shutdown continues, including for food and benefit programs, which are sure to make the lives of many Americans much more difficult. No signs of bipartisan compromise seem to be emerging as Congress moves into its 27th day of the government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans…

Former special counsel Jack Smith has requested a public hearing before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on his investigations into President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and involvement in January 6. Smith’s request follows an Oct. 14 letter from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in which Jordan demanded Smith schedule a…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gave reporters a brief history lesson on White House renovations during a Wednesday morning press conference, adding that those who oppose President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation “have Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Johnson addressed reporters in his 22nd press briefing during the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. House GOP leaders repeatedly…