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The Supreme Court in an emergency order on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections the Biden administration gave to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, over the public dissent of one of the court’s liberal…
After 52 days of combat, President Trump ordered the cessation of U.S. airstrikes on the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization on May 6. A fragile Omani-brokered agreement will notionally see the Houthis stop attacking U.S. military…
Last week, in a massive foreign policy shift, President Trump announced plans to lift all sanctions against Syria, which has been decimated by a decade of civil war. The move has the potential to revitalize the Syrian…
One of President Trump’s top economic advisers on Monday brushed off news that Moody’s Ratings downgraded the U.S. creditworthiness, saying he would still give the U.S. economy the top triple-A rating. In an interview on Fox…
India’s recent military strikes inside Pakistani territory are not just another tit-for-tat reprisal in a long-standing regional dispute. They signal something far more consequential: the end of New Delhi’s strategic patience and the beginning of…
Curriculum standards to be implemented in Oklahoma public schools next academic year include a change to how the 2020 election is taught, working in allegations central to President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.…
President Trump on Monday said that Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin negotiations on a ceasefire, following phone calls with the leaders of each country. He also noted the Vatican has offered to host the…
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) was unlawful, deeming it “null and void.” U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell found that…
The National Safety Transportation Board on Monday will hold a press briefing at 3 p.m. to discuss the Mexican navy training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, an incident that left two…
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to take part in a bill signing Monday afternoon for legislation aimed at protecting people from non-consensual sexualized content posted online. The first lady has been…
(NEXSTAR) – Scott Adams, the creator of the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip, has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones. Adams, 67, brought up the diagnosis Monday during a…
A majority of voters say they have concerns about President Trump’s acceptance of a Qatari jet plane, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll released on Monday. Sixty-two percent of voters polled said the president’s…
Vice President Vance on Monday met with Pope Leo XIV and held what the Vatican called “cordial talks.” Vance and the pope discussed issues of religion and religious freedom and exchanged views on international issues,…
A new study offers lawmakers a roadmap for addressing key issues affecting Black communities, including voting rights, economic opportunity and education equity. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and the Joint Center for Political and…
A reporter sitting in the “new media” seat in the White House briefing room Monday asked press secretary Karoline Leavitt about Justice Department documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, citing a conspiracy theory about…
Florida Republicans took the lead in voter registration in Miami-Dade County on Monday, flipping what was once considered a Democratic stronghold for the first time in the state’s history. Republicans made up 464,370 voters, or…
With peace talks stuck, Trump will speak with Putin and Zelenskyy.
Pro-Palestinian activism has returned to college and university campuses, and so has the political turbulence. This month, students took over Butler library at Columbia University in the middle of exam period. The university wasted…
The president of CBS News announced Monday she will resign, citing what she called differences with the network’s corporate ownership, which has faced a torrent of attacks and a multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed last year by…