The Trump administration finalized the highest-ever biofuel blending mandates and eased pollution rules for farm equipment, a direct appeal to the agricultural base as costs rise.

Speaker Mike Johnson will speak to reporters Friday afternoon following the Senate's passage of a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, setting up a critical decision for House Republicans.

House GOP leaders are pushing members to reject a Senate deal that funds most of DHS but excludes ICE and CBP, instead favoring a clean eight-week stopgap, a move that would extend the record-long shutdown.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his criticism of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's qualifications, prompting attacks from former President Trump and conservative commentators who accused him of disparaging blue-collar work.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to pass the Senate's DHS funding bill immediately, while indicating Democrats could provide votes to overcome a conservative blockade of the procedural rule.

The Senate's debate on the SAVE Act faces disruption as procedural detours and the Easter recess threaten to derail momentum on voter ID and citizenship verification legislation.

Iran has banned its national and club sports teams from competing in countries it considers hostile, citing an inability to guarantee athlete security. The move comes amid heightened regional conflict and concerns over World Cup matches scheduled in the United States.

Congress is advancing legislation to establish a federal definition of evidence-based reading instruction, prioritizing funding for states that adopt phonics-focused methods and explicitly banning the three-cueing model in federally supported programs.

A class action lawsuit alleges the DOJ wrongfully disclosed personal information of approximately 100 Epstein survivors, and that Google continues to republish the data despite removal requests.