Nearly 500 leaders will read the Bible aloud in Washington this week — President Trump joins with a prerecorded Oval Office reading while critics call the lineup partisan.

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal antitrust probe into the country’s largest beef processors, targeting how the Big Four buy cattle and set prices.

GSA has slated the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building — OPM’s downtown HQ at 1900 E St NW — for sale, opening a development battleground near the National Mall.

Gen. Steve Nordhaus told Congress the Guard would 'follow the Constitution' if ordered to help at polling places. Lawmakers remain uneasy about roughly 2,500 troops still in Washington.

DOE official Timothy Walsh visited Oak Ridge and pitched reusing cleaned-up federal land for reactors, AI supercomputers and medical‑isotope work. The plan ties cleanup to new private investment.

A Washington Post analysis reported by The Boston Globe found nearly $900K flowed to Nick Fuentes in viewer superchats, showing how micropayments sustain fringe influencers.

The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Ludlow Public Schools' nondisclosure protocol, leaving a federal appeals court decision intact and the district's pronoun/name practice in place.

A Loudoun County jury opened a three-day recall trial April 20 to determine whether Purcellville Vice Mayor Ben Nett should be removed amid separate criminal indictments. The case stems from a bitter fight over the town police department and months of petitions and lawsuits.

The Supreme Court heard Sripetch v. SEC to decide whether the SEC must prove investor losses before ordering disgorgement. The ruling could reshape how the agency recovers ill-gotten gains.

U.S. forces said a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean killed three and Miami‑based Southern Command released video of the blast. The action is the latest in a campaign that has drawn lawsuits and legal alarm.

Kevin Warsh’s nomination has put his plan to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and push for lower rates squarely in the spotlight. Senators and markets are set to press him at a confirmation hearing Tuesday.

The U.S. and partners launched Balikatan 2026 with more than 17,000 troops and a slate of live‑fire drills across the Philippines.

NAEP and national surveys reveal big gaps in students’ civic knowledge; educators and lawmakers are pushing for clearer standards, time and training.