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DHS official promises election officials that ICE will not be at polling places

A top Department of Homeland Security official vowed during a private call with election officials Wednesday that immigration officers will not be stationed at polling places in November amid...

Trump’s ‘war on fraud’ draws range of reactions during SOTU speech

As President Donald Trump vowed to wage a "war on fraud" during his State of the Union address Tuesday, a panel of voters across the political spectrum had mixed reactions.

Former top Harris adviser ignites backlash over ‘political props’ comment targeting USA men’s hockey team

Former Harris adviser, Symone Sanders, said the gold medal-winning Olympic USA men's hockey team "allowed themselves to be used as political props" after Trump introduced them

Legal experts react to Trump’s SCOTUS clash and tariff pivot in fiery SOTU

Trump's State of the Union highlighted his policy priorities such as tariffs and cracking down on violent crime.

College profs are so liberal students have to pretend to be, too  — viewpoint diversity in crisis

Advocating for diverse viewpoints on campuses is now apparently akin to saying “All Lives...

These Democrats voted for the DHS funding bill despite ICE furor

Several House Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to approve a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, as anger grows over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. The $64.4 billion bill, which includes roughly $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House by a vote of 220-207. All...

House bid to boost E15 gas is thwarted — for now

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House bid to boost E15 gas is thwarted — for now The House on Thursday rebuffed — at least for now — efforts to allow for more ethanol in gasoline year-round as Midwestern lawmakers pushed for more use of the fuel. © AP Photo/Stephen...

Snapchat launches new parent tools for teen accounts

Snapchat is launching new tools that give parents more information about how their teens use the platform, the social media company announced Thursday. The company said it is rolling out new features for Family Center, an in-app tool for parents, that will allow them to see their teens’ daily average screen time on Snapchat and how they split their...

So cold that trees will explode? Not exactly, expert explains

It's about to be very cold in parts of the U.S.

Former police officer, 2020 election denier get into altercation at Jack Smith hearing

Michael Fanone, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Ivan Raiklin, a conservative activist and conspiracy theorist who frequently appears on Capitol Hill to protest the outcome of the 2020 election, got into an altercation Thursday at a hearing featuring former special counsel Jack Smith. Video of...

Bernie Sanders, Theo Von bash parties for not working for people 

A Gallup poll shows a record-high 45 percent of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025 — nearly half the country. That’s not apathy, that’s disillusionment.

Why major US allies aren’t joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ yet

Several key U.S. allies were notably not present at President Trump’s “Board of Peace” charter-signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.  The international organization, which will be headed by Trump, aims to promote cooperation around the globe and carry out the Trump administration’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Trump sent invitations to leaders of a wide...

Watch live: Health insurance CEOs testify before House on rising premiums

The House Ways and Means Committee will hear testimony Thursday afternoon from a group of health insurance CEOs as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Among the list of witnesses are UnitedHealth Group’s Stephen Hemsley, CVS Health's David Joyner, Elevance Health's Gail Boudreaux, Cigna Group’s David Cordani, Ascendiun's Paul Markovich, and...

Blue Origin launches 17th crewed mission to space: Who was on it?

Blue Origin sent six more people to the edge of space on its New Shepard rocket on Thursday morning.

Klobuchar takes step toward Minnesota governor bid

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) filed to form a gubernatorial committee Thursday, putting her one step closer toward a run for Minnesota governor.  Klobuchar filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board for a gubernatorial committee. A spokesperson for Klobuchar’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Klobuchar is widely expected to...

Scott Jennings calls out Cameron Kasky over false Trump-Epstein smear 

This is where the discourse is at surrounding Epstein: Anyone who has met him even once can be smeared as “very involved” in a sex trafficking ring on CNN.  

Renee Good shot three times, grazed a fourth time: Private autopsy

Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy.  The law firm representing Good’s family members released the autopsy results on Wednesday. A representative from Romanucci & Blandin...

Resistance and everyday life: Lessons from Warsaw

These conditions are very new for complacent Americans.

ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy and father, school says

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Tuesday detained a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota after the boy came home from preschool, according to several media reports. Columbia Heights Public School District Superintendent Zena Stenvik told Minnesota Public Radio that Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were approached by masked federal agents in...

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