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17 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 10, 2026.
The guidance covers Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. attorneys and the FBI director, and goes further than the loosening Pam Bondi began, reversing a stricter Biden-era policy.
Project Meridian, announced by Hegseth with Newt Gingrich, is to be run through MITRE over 120 days, but the Defense Department won't say whether the two executives are government employees or contractors.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said an independent investigation found Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell sexually harassed a young staffer and repeatedly broke state ethics rules. His lawyers say the report goes further than the evidence.
The annual financial reports show the justices' outside income is driven largely by book deals, while only two members reported gifts and Chief Justice John Roberts reported none at all.
WatchA new analysis from crypto data firm Nansen finds two-thirds of the wallets that bought the TRUMP token are underwater, even as the coin generated a fortune in fees for the president.
The president's annual financial filing reported income more than triple the prior year, with the biggest gains flowing from the family's cryptocurrency ventures.
Legal challenge claims June 14 event was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit the president and his political allies.
Pope Leo XIV's sweeping warning about artificial intelligence dangers drew a largely muted response across the American technology industry.
The first American pontiff calls for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change in sweeping document addressing artificial intelligence risks.
President Trump alternates between bullying and courting the justices as the court prepares major decisions that will shape his agenda.
The Office of Government Ethics filing — the most detailed look yet at the president's trust trading since he returned to office — shows roughly 58 transactions for every U.S. trading day in companies whose fortunes are shaped by his policy decisions.
Unanimous vote comes after several senators were caught betting on their own races and military outcomes.
Senators vote to prohibit betting practices after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.
National Park Service dramatically increased contract value for Lafayette Park fountains and awarded it to the same Maryland firm building Trump's ballroom, experts call process "highly unusual."
The Khayyat family's lobbying efforts highlight growing concerns about foreign influence during Trump's second term as potential family business deals are discussed.
Administration issues directive amid surge of suspiciously timed trades on oil and prediction markets before crucial conflict moments.
Representative Tony Gonzales faces new allegations of pursuing subordinate with lewd texts, complicating House Republican unity efforts.