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Pennsylvania’s automatic voter registration option for driver’s license applicants works as intended to filter out noncitizens, but the process needs improvement, according to a report by the state’s auditor general. The audit only reviewed in full a fraction of the…

Vice President JD Vance is waiting to find out if a planned trip to Islamabad will go ahead. Iran failed to respond to U.S. negotiating terms, putting the talks on hold. President Donald Trump says the United States is ready…

President Donald Trump participates in NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day at 4 p.m. ET on April 21.

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, called for a “regime change” at the central bank. Appearing at his April 21 confirmation hearing, Warsh reaffirmed the importance of Fed independence, but…

The U.S. military will no longer require its service members to be vaccinated against influenza, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on April 21. “We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities.…

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources holds a hearing to examine the president’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 21. Witness: Christopher Wright, secretary of energy…

President Donald Trump is prepared to launch attacks against Iranian infrastructure if ceasefire negotiations break down ahead of the Wednesday deadline, though he said he believes officials will come to an agreement that benefits the United States. “What I think…

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his original decision in 2024 to choose Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, a post he was fired from in September 2025 after correspondence came to…

President Donald Trump on April 20 denied his energy secretary’s claim that gasoline prices in the United States may not fall below $3 a gallon until later this year or even 2027, while claiming relief will come when the war…

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 21 will consider whether the Federal Communications Commission’s power to levy large fines violates Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional right to a jury trial. The cases of FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC,…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he believes Iran will eventually return to negotiations, after Iranian officials said they would not participate in talks due to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. “Well, they’re going to…

Voters in Virginia head to the polls on April 21 to decide whether the state legislature can redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map. If a majority of voters choose “Yes” on the question of whether to temporarily circumvent the state’s redistricting…

The House Ethics Committee issued a public statement Monday asking victims of congressional sexual misconduct to come forward and published a record of publicly disclosed investigations involving House members spanning decades. The bipartisan panel, chaired by Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.),…

President Donald Trump on April 20 invoked the Defense Production Act to issue a series of memorandums focused on strengthening coal supply chains, ​natural gas transmission, and ​liquefied natural gas capacity. Trump also signed memos aimed at boosting domestic petroleum…

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post, a White House official announced April 20. The former businesswoman from Oregon who was appointed to President Donald Trump’s cabinet last year will take a position in the private sector, according…

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he is unlikely to renew the truce with Iran if a deal to end the war is not reached before Wednesday’s deadline. The ceasefire, which was announced on April 7, expires on…

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on April 20 announced that his 36-year-old daughter had died after a lengthy illness. “We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter, Madison, 36, after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and…

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies to the House on budget of 2027 at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 20.

Texas sued ActBlue on April 20, alleging that the Democratic Party’s political fundraising platform misleads consumers by illegally accepting fraudulent foreign donations for federal and state candidates. “The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a way to funnel foreign…

The House considers H.R. 2289, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2026; H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026; H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025; and a…