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Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to toss lawsuit challenging Guantanamo migrant detentions

A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay.

National Park Service to offer free admission on Trump’s birthday

The National Park Service in 2026 will offer free admission to U.S. residents on June 14 — or Flag Day, which also happens to be President Trump's birthday. But the Interior Department, which oversees the park service, also quietly removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth — June 19 — from its list of...

More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey

More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as "unpaid work" so taking small items "feels like compensation."

Trump boasts of Kennedy Center renovations while awarding medals to honorees

President Trump on Saturday awarded medals to the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, while hailing the renovations underway at the famed Washington arts destination months after he announced an overhaul of the center and named himself its board chair. “We are making something really special,” Trump said in the Oval Office, according to a...

Honduran candidate: Trump interference hurt chances of winning presidency

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said President Trump's endorsement of his opponent, conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, hurt his chances of winning the country's election. "It hurt me because I was winning by a much larger margin,” Nasralla told Reuters. The latest election results on Nov. 30 showed Nasralla slightly behind at 39 percent compared to Asfura's...

USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands

The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if they continue refusing to comply with the agency’s demand for data about food stamp recipients, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. “As of next week, we have begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states until...

Jeffries backs Trump’s pardon of Cuellar: ‘Exactly the right outcome’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday backed President Trump’s decision to provide a preemptive pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar, suggesting the corruption charges against the longtime Texas Democrat were so “thin” that he wouldn’t have been convicted anyway.  “I don't know why the president decided to do this, [but] I think the outcome...

Watch live: Trump to announce updates to Biden-era fuel standards

President Trump on Wednesday is expected to announce an update to federal fuel standards set under the Biden administration. The new proposal includes weakening mileage restrictions and loosening pollution regulations for gas-powered vehicles, according to The Associated Press. Former President Biden implemented policies — including a rule that requires cars to become 2 percent more...

Sabrina Carpenter flames White House over deportation video using her song 

he White House posted a video celebrating migrant deportations, complete with federal agents “handcuffing, tackling and chasing people,” all set to Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Juno.”  

Congress must save college football

College football is facing a crisis due to coaches and players being poached by rival teams, leading to financial instability for universities and a lack of oversight from the NCAA, which requires Congress to step in and demand oversight.

Live updates: Trump slated to reverse Biden-era fuel standards

President Trump on Wednesday is expected to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening pollution restrictions. The proposal would reduce fuel economy requirements set by former President Biden, The Associated Press reported. The administration claims the reversal would boost access to and the affordability of gasoline vehicles. Trump is expected to make the...

University of Alabama shuts down Black, female student magazines

The university told editors the publications would be suspended due to a federal memo on DEI programs.

House Democrats share photos of Epstein’s island home

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s home, the latest document release to come as the party pushes ahead with its investigation into the convicted sex offender. The photos offer a look into Epstein’s mansion on his private island in the Caribbean, where he was accused of sex trafficking...

Military struck drug boat in Caribbean four times in Sept. 2 attack, says US official

The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean that is at the center of a controversy involving Secretary of War Pete Hegseth four times during a Sept. 2 attack, according to a US official who spoke to The Hill Wednesday morning on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive operations. The full attack...

US sanctions Tren de Aragua affiliates in alleged money laundering scheme

The Treasury Department announced on Wednesday sanctions against affiliates of the US-designated terror organization Tren de Aragua.  The targeted individuals, which the department said are involved in a money laundering scheme, includes Venezuelan entertainer Jimena Romina Araya Navarro. Navarro is one of five people connected to the entertainment industry “that have provided material to support...

Thune says GOP facing ‘headwinds’ after special election in Tennessee

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Wednesday that Republicans face political “headwinds” after they avoided a Democratic upset in a Tennessee special election Tuesday. He told reporters that it’s “not uncommon” in midterm elections for the party in power to face challenges heading into a midterm election. “The opposition party tends to be...

Judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in DC

A federal judge on Tuesday limited the extent to which immigration officers in Washington, D.C., can make warrantless arrests, allowing the move only if they believe a migrant is likely to swiftly flee. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said in her 88-page ruling that the law only allows arrests without a warrant when immigration officers...

Democrats are playing the long game

The eight Democratic senators who voted to end the federal shutdown two weeks ago played the midterm election long game, and for now, at least, it's working, as Democrats have elevated health care as a potent issue in the 2026 midterm elections and now have Republicans on defense.

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