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AFTER months of suspense, the Higher Education Commission has a new leader. Though the status of the HEC as a regulator of higher education affairs is reasonably well-grounded, the Commission’s future ...

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) claimed President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has been “engaged in an effort to basically protect pedophiles” tied to Jeffrey Epstein — and suggested the ...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Tuesday publicly revealed the names of the six “wealthy, powerful” men he alleges were “likely incriminated” in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Billionaire businessman Les ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

Michigan Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens, who most Americans couldn’t pick out of a lineup if you paid them, just filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Michigan Congresswoman Rep. Haley Stevens released a video on Dec. 10, claiming she had filed articles of impeachment against Trump's HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Stevens called Kenne… Heavy ...

Dan is an assistant managing editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, ...

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., said Thursday he will be moving to expel a colleague from the other side of the aisle, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., following an indictment alleging that she used ...

Witness to ICE agents: 'you shot her in the f**king face'; says: 'I can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further' ...

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. believes files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case won’t be released, despite President Donald Trump calling for their release on Sunday. On Truth Social, ...