New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that street signs in Manhattan have been “temporarily co-named” to honor individual players on the New York Knicks as the team advances to the 2025 NBA Eastern…
Tennessee Rep. John Rose joined conservative hard-liners Wednesday in opposing the current draft of the Republican megabill now moving through the House, he announced in an X posting. He said he was opposed to a…
Elon Musk is on Capitol Hill — but the purpose of his visit was not wasn’t immediately clear. The ally of President Donald Trump and head of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative was seen…
House Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined President Trump’s social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday in an effort to advocate against potential cuts to Medicaid in Trump’s legislative agenda. Casar introduced himself as…
Memorial Day weekend travel this year is expected to break the travel record for the holiday, with more than 45 million Americans expected to hit the road between Thursday and Monday next week. AAA is…
The heads of the largest airlines in the country penned an open letter Wednesday calling on Congress to fund a major modernization of the U.S.’s antiquated air traffic control system that has contributed to heightened…
President Trump pulled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa into an extended and at times tense debate about claims of “genocide” against white farmers in South Africa, playing a video in the Oval Office to support…
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s firing of two Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) were unlawful, deeming them “null and void.” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said…
In a moment of historic labor shortages and economic uncertainty, the U.S. should embrace every source of human potential. Instead, some of the country’s most powerful voices are pushing policies that attempt to grow the…
The issue has roiled lawmakers in both parties.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended to House members the Trump administration’s request to cut 15 percent from her department’s budget. McMahon at times had contentious moments with members as she emphasized the request…
A federal judge said Wednesday the Trump administration violated his order when it flew a group of migrants it says are violent criminals to South Sudan earlier this week, and he will issue an order requiring it…
The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, a new study finds. Many residents of communities prone to the proliferation…
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins thinks Congress needs to take charge in naming the heads of major legislative branch agencies, including the Library of Congress and Government Accountability Office. “I think what we’re going to…
A federal judge on Wednesday chided the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a hearing where he agreed to dismiss a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D), stemming from his visit to a U.S.…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin got into a shouting match over agency grant cancellations during a Senate hearing Wednesday. Whitehouse was questioning Zeldin over whether the EPA conducted individual reviews…
A flag bearer outside the White House collapsed ahead of the arrival ceremony for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Trump on Wednesday. The fall backward was seen on video from cameras waiting…
Among the tools the Trump administration is using to get states, local governments, nonprofits and schools to agree with its directives is the withholding of federal dollars. Although the government can use the power of…
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A pair of champion South African golfers joined their country’s president for a visit to the White House on Wednesday in an appeal to President Trump’s love of the sport. Ernie Els and Retief Goosen…