Abdul El-Sayed's comparison of Sharia law to Catholic canon law during his Jesse Watters interview ignited fierce pushback from conservative commentators.
America rightly celebrates and invests in medical breakthroughs like cancer therapies and artificial intelligence diagnostics. Yet research and development in reproductive and maternal health still struggles to gain the same vital support. This funding gap directly contributes to the country's maternal mortality rate, which remains the highest among wealthy nations, and the consequences are especially severe in...
I recently attended a small Hill event on a beautiful day to remember a dark anniversary: Eleven years after the Islamic State began its genocide against Yezidis in Iraq, Yezidi speakers shared about their challenges and needs. Convened in a small room deep in the Capitol Visitors Center, Yezidis shared stories of courage and pain....
The search of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office is raising questions about whether the White House is flexing its law enforcement muscle to go after a frequent critic. It also parallels an event that the president and his circle have highly criticized: the search for classified records at Mar-a-Lago...
President Trump is keeping his foreign policy focus on Russia and Ukraine as global outrage grows over Israel's plans to launch a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip and a declaration of famine on Friday that underscored the catastrophic suffering of Palestinians. Trump has backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch a...
For the Trump White House, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. As White House officials watched California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mirror President Trump’s rhetoric and social media persona this past week, they say it didn’t land the way it was intended. “If he wanted to get under President Trump’s skin, it didn’t work,”...
The Texas redistricting battle is entering a new front as the fight turns to the courts, where Democrats and civil rights groups are expected to challenge the newly passed maps. Texas House Democrats who had fled the state to stall the maps said that they were returning “to the House floor and to the courthouse” this week...
The Trump administration on Friday issued an order stopping all activities of a wind energy project in Rhode Island that could have supplied electricity to 350,000 homes. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in a letter sent to Ørsted, the Danish company operating the project, said the stop work order seeks "to address concerns...
Oye Owolewa, the District of Columbia's shadow representative, will not seek reelection in 2026 after five years in office. “I’m incredibly proud of our work since assuming this office. Ever since you first elected me in 2020, I took it upon myself to raise the bar. Together, we did just that!” Owolewa, a Democrat, said...
Fox Business's Larry Kudlow expressed concern on Friday over the Trump administration's move to take a 10 percent stake in mega chipmaker Intel. “I am very, very uncomfortable with that idea. I’m very uncomfortable with that one, but that’s a conversation for another meal on another day," Kudlow told economist Stephen Moore, in an interview...
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemned the Friday release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., calling it a "new low." Abrego Garcia has been petitioning for his release from federal custody since his March deportation to El Salvador. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes on Friday ordered the...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) slammed President Trump over possibly sending the national guard to Chicago after his D.C. crime crackdown, calling the president's plans to target the Windy City "offensive." “Certainly, we have grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the City of Chicago. The problem with...
Vice President Vance said the Friday raid on former national security adviser John Bolton’s residence was not retribution for his political commentary critiquing the Trump administration. “We're in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton. I will say we're going to let that investigation proceed,” Vance said during a clip of...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Florida judge orders Alligator Alcatraz dismantled A federal judge in Florida ordered late Thursday that some of Alligator Alcatraz be shut down and barred the Sunshine State from bringing in more migrants to the detention facility in a blow to the administration as it...
