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(L) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) listens to testimony from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine during a Defense Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he testify before the Defense Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House approves over $450B in VA funding, military construction and more as Democrats highlight ‘potential issues’

House Republicans advanced their first appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 on Wednesday, authorizing over $450 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), military construction, and related programs.

Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe first picks of NBA Draft

When the Duke product heard his name called Wednesday at No. 1 overall in the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he experienced a flurry of emotions.

(L) U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Demonstrators supporting restrictions on transgender student athletes are gathered at the Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Trump warns ‘large scale fines’ will be administered in Calif. after trans athlete wins girls’ track and field events

On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced that the state of California will face “large-scale fines” following yet another controversy in which a male high school athlete, who identifies as female, secured multiple victories at the state’s track and field championships over the weekend.

CERES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 16: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at Gemperle Orchard on April 16, 2025 in Ceres, California. Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Trump administration's use of emergency powers to enact sweeping tariffs that hurt states, consumers, and businesses. The tariffs have disrupted supply chains, increased costs for the state and Californians, and inflicted billions in damages on California’s economy, the fifth largest in the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump threatens to pull federal funding from California over trans athletes in women’s sports

President Donald Trump has threatened to halt federal funding for California if the state does not stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

(L-Top) Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey. (Photo via: National Association of Attorneys General) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) challenges U.S. President Donald Trump over trans women in sports as Trump addresses a meeting of governors at the White House on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a bipartisan group of Governors for a working session at the White House as part of the The National Governors Association winter meetings. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Demonstrators supporting restrictions on transgender student athletes are gathered at the Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Legal Standoff: DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Maine Over Policy On Male Athletes In Female Sports

Attorney General Pam Bondi stated on Wednesday that the Justice Department has launched a lawsuit against Maine to challenge the state’s policy on transgender-identifying athletes participating in women’s and girls’ sports.

A voter uses a ballot drop box at the Bucks County Administration building voting on demand and ballot drop center in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

House Republicans Approve Bill Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote

For a second time, House Republicans have passed a bill that will require voters to have proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections. The previous attempt was blocked by the then-Democrat-led Senate.