“The law is clear that service members can disobey illegal orders,” explains Joshua Braver, but with a deep “ambiguity,” as this is a system where “all incentives point toward...
Vice President Vance fired back at former White House press secretary Jen Psaki after she suggested that second lady Usha Vance needed to be rescued from her husband. “I think it's disgraceful, but, of course, the second lady can speak for herself,” the vice president told reporters, when asked about Psaki’s comment. “I am very...
Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday demonstrated rare unity opposing President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Kuwait, scrutinizing a history of alleged antisemitic comments and positions. The problematic record of Trump’s nominee Amer Ghalib, toward Israel, Jews and U.S.-designated terrorist groups, gave some of the president's most ardent supporters...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Thursday unveiled a new “accountability” commission designed to keep a public record of federal agents’ conduct as the Trump administration continues “conducting military-style operations in Chicago” and surrounding areas. The Illinois Accountability Commission (IAC), an independent board established by executive order, will be tasked with reviewing federal law enforcement...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon as the lapse in government funding persists. Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked the latest vote to reopen the government, standing their ground on demands for an extension of health care subsidies to be included in any stopgap funding plan. The upper chamber also...
President Trump is expected to hold a roundtable at the White House Thursday afternoon to outline the administration's efforts to combat crime, as well as drug and human trafficking. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,...
College Algebra is a major barrier to degree completion, but redesigning math experiences to focus on real-world applications can help students develop the skills they need to succeed in their careers and in life.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the former White House press secretary, is participating in a media tour to promote her new book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” But her numerous appearances with otherwise ideologically friendly interviewers — Stephen Colbert, Tim Miller, Gayle King — have not gone well, for a very...
President Trump said Thursday he would not deploy federal troops to San Francisco, reversing course on plans to implement anticrime and immigration enforcement in the Bay Area. Trump in a post on Truth Social said friends of his called him to ask him not to go forward with the surge after arguing the city’s Democratic...
President Donald Trump is considering giving preferential treatment to white Christians from South Africa and Europe seeking to enter the U.S. as refugees, which would be a racist attack on diversity and limit the number of refugees allowed to enter the U.S. to 7,500 in 2026.
President Trump had the East Wing of the White House demolished this week, a change of course from previous statements that his massive, privately funded ballroom addition would be near but not touch the structure. Starting Monday, construction equipment broke the facade of the portion of the White House complex that was home to offices...
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admitted on Wednesday to authoring a series of antigay Reddit posts and called his past comments “indefensible.” “I have no reason to deny [that the posts are mine],” Platner said in a Zoom interview with The Advocate, the LGBT news magazine that first reported on the controversial posts on...
Three NBA players and coaches were among more than 30 individuals indicted by federal prosecutors in charges unsealed Thursday as part of a large-scale illegal betting investigation linking the sports figures with organized crime families. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former Cleveland Cavaliers player Damon Jones were arrested Thursday...
