Sen. Slotkin challenges Trump's DHS pick Mullin over ICE at polling places during confirmation hearing, warning Trump could try to 'steal' the 2024 election.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was asked to leave Little Rock restaurant after staff claimed her presence made employees feel threatened.
The DOJ warns New York Attorney General Letitia James to back away from her fight with NYU Langone Health over its decision to stop providing certain transgender treatments to minors.
Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, indicated that New York's tax base has eroded because wealth has relocated to red states like Texas and Florida.
An effort to regulate the big business of college sports is receiving a second burst of energy on Capitol Hill thanks to President Trump’s insistence that more be done to curb what many regard as an intercollegiate athletics ecosystem run amok. The president’s desire to see major change in the way the NCAA and its top member schools operate was evident last week during a White House task force meeting comprised of top executives and coaches...
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is headed to the Senate floor for a procedural vote this week, setting up a potential showdown between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). For weeks, Trump has pushed for the passage of the bill, which would require proof of citizenship to register to...
The U.S. war with Iran is spilling out across the Middle East, putting AI infrastructure at risk and increasingly raising questions about large-scale investments by American tech firms in the region. Industry leaders have committed billions of dollars to delivering chips and building data centers in wealthy Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and the United...
Javier Bardem is sharing a simple message from the Oscars stage: "No to war and free Palestine." The "No Country for Old Men" actor presented the International Feature Film category at Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Before reading his prepared remarks, Bardem delivered his brief anti-war call to action to applause from the audience....
President Trump on Sunday said he was “thrilled” to see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr reviewing license renewal applications for broadcast corporations after accusing the media of perpetuating lies about Iran. “I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of...
Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the Oscars stage with a dig at President Trump and Melania Trump, and a free speech-related knock at CBS. The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" personality, who hosted the Academy Awards four times, took to the stage on Sunday in Los Angeles to present Oscars in a pair of documentary film categories....
President Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S. “Cuba also wants to make a deal. And I think we will pretty soon make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” Trump said while traveling to Washington on Air Force One. “We have a lot...
Amid the one-liners, Conan O'Brien is striking a serious tone during his Academy Awards monologue, saying the annual Hollywood awards show brings some optimism in these "chaotic times." "Tonight is an international event," O'Brien said, following some rapid-fire jokes, as he kicked off the 98th Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday. "If I can be...
A group of 10 airline CEOs sent a Sunday letter to lawmakers urging them to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers during the government shutdown. The letter outlined an urgent need for TSA officers, U.S. customs clearance officers at airports and air traffic controllers to be paid during shutdowns as travel expectations for the summer...
Israel on Sunday said the suspect alleged to have conducted the recent Michigan synagogue attack was related to a Hezbollah commander. The suspect, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, died by suicide on Thursday after driving into Temple Israel in a suburb outside of Detroit. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon. The Israel Defense...
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said it’s planning to continue strikes on Iran for at least three more weeks. “We have thousands of targets ahead,” IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin told CNN. “We are ready, in coordination with our U.S. allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover, about three...
President Trump is downplaying concerns about rising gas and oil prices that have been badly exacerbated by the war in Iran. Both the president and members of his Cabinet have described rising prices as a “small price to pay” to achieve their goals in Iran. Trump also argued that rising prices are good for the...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration has “got what we need” when it comes to funding for the conflict in Iran. “Well, tell me how much is this war going to cost? Because I know the Pentagon briefed it's going to be about $11.3 billion. Do you need to...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Congress has been “feckless” in allowing President Trump's authority to expand and cited the war with Iran as an example of Congress failing to check the executive branch's growing power. “Well, listen, I'm going to be one of those Democrats that say I think both parties have been...
