2013—Ah, yes, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of judicial restraint. Two months after providing the fifth vote to invalidate the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican allies of President Trump of having "declared war on people of color" with the creation of the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility and ongoing efforts she described as attempts to "whitewash" history.
The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm has been detected, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with the Maryland Department of Health to confirm the case Aug. 4 through telediagnosis, the HHS told The Hill. The parasite was...
President Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday morning. Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at ending cashless bail policies in places like Washington, D.C., his latest effort to use the power of the federal government to exert pressure over liberal jurisdictions. The event comes one day after...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility Monday morning in anticipation of new deportation proceedings. Abrego Garcia, who was instructed to report Monday morning to the ICE field office in Baltimore, earlier declined a plea offer that would have allowed...
Not content with redrawing California’s congressional maps, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is also attempting to redraw the 2028 campaign. Indeed, by signing legislation to send the redistricting question to a special election this November, Newsom is tipping his hand, revealing a strategy based on the idea that whoever fights Trump hardest will have an edge over...
President Trump on Monday is expected to sign an executive order aimed at ending cashless bail policies in places like Washington, D.C., his latest effort to use the power of the federal government to exert pressure over liberal jurisdictions. A White House official confirmed Trump would sign an order that threatens to revoke federal funding...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is bucking threats from President Trump to send National Guard troops to his city, saying Chicagoans will “not bend or cower” to the president’s will. In a statement on Sunday, Johnson said he is in “active communication” with local and state counterparts “as we prepare for any potential unconstitutional military...
The American people deserve accurate and timely information about their president’s fitness, as well as the health of the economy, environment, citizenry and our future. Unfortunately, we cannot believe anything this president or his administration says.
Some National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., have begun carrying weapons as they patrol streets in the nation’s capital, a Pentagon spokesperson said Sunday. Members of the Joint Task Force-DC began carrying service-issue weapons on Sunday evening, the spokesperson said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order last week authorizing the move. The directive stipulates...
As high school seniors across the country start their final year before graduation, Niche.com released its annual ranking of the best U.S. colleges and universities for 2026.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) reelection campaign launched its first digital ad on Monday, positioning her as an opponent to President Trump’s administration in the Empire State. “She doesn't come from money, and she's not just our governor. She's a mom from Buffalo, and it doesn't get much tougher than that,” a narrator describes...
President Trump on Sunday sought to ramp up pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) over his defense of the “blue slip” practice that allows home-state senators to veto nominees to district courts and U.S. attorneys’ offices. “I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been...
President Trump on Sunday raised the possibility of launching a criminal probe into former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and his alleged involvement in the “Bridgegate” scandal of 2013. Trump threatened an investigation against his former ally-turned-foe in a post on the Truth Social platform on Sunday, after watching Christie’s Sunday morning appearance on...
