The New York State Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) has been sued for using race-based eligibility rules that discriminate against white and Asian-American students, violating the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.
A three-judge federal appeals panel on Friday allowed construction on President Trump's White House ballroom to go forward into June, a move that came one day after a federal judge limited the project to "below-ground construction." The panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump administration a stay of...
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over their recent controversial comments about religion. The president received flak from some of his political base after he posted an AI-generated image of what appeared to be him as Jesus Christ on social media. He later took down the controversial image, claiming...
President Trump will speak to reporters Monday morning, hours after saying he is not ready to declare victory against Iran, even though the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. He's pressing for global help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, as the 17-day war with Iran slows the flow of oil and gas....
Germany’s defense minister on Monday rebuffed calls from U.S. President Trump to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, telling reporters “this is not our war.” Trump has called on allies, including those in NATO, for military support to keep the vital shipping route open. Iran has effectively closed the strait for the past...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is relying on outdated metrics to convince the American public that the war in Iran is over, while ignoring the fact that the enemy is still a threat and the conflict is far from over.
President Trump on Monday is scheduled to take questions from reporters before a lunch with Kennedy Center board members that is expected to focus on its controversial closure this summer. The event comes after Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday that Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center's vice president of operations, would succeed Ric Grenell...
(KTLA) - We knew it was coming. Conan O’Brien made a jab at the recent controversy involving “Marty Supreme” star and Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet during his opening monologue at the 2026 Oscars. “Security is extremely tight tonight,” O’Brien began during his monologue. “I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and...
President Trump said Sunday he might push back his trip to China scheduled for later this month, as he pushes for other countries to help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. During a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, the president called on China to help police...
China has not offered a comment on President Trump's request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but closed due to the war with Iran. About 20 percent of the global supply of oil goes through the Strait, and the problems have triggered a huge jump in oil and gas...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling the SAVE America Act, the voting reform legislation that Senate Republicans will bring to the floor this week, “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation I’ve come across in the many years I’ve been a legislator.” “Nothing is more important than defeating this dagger to the...
President Trump said late Sunday that he is not ready to declare victory against Iran despite saying the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. “No, I’m not going to do that. There’s no reason to,” Trump told The Hill while speaking with reporters on Air Force One. “I just say they’re decimated. I...
