Alex Adams, head of the federal government's Administration for Children and Families, has spent the last year on a mission to get states to stop imposing an "orphan tax" on kids who end up in foster families.
Democrats are warning members of their party not to fall into a political trap after President Trump ordered an investigation into former President Biden’s mental state and executive actions at the end of his term. Trump directed his counsel, in consultation with the attorney general, to probe “whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s...
President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s feud spilled out in public on Thursday, with the world’s richest man and the world’s most powerful leader trading barbs that engulfed news cycles in Washington and abroad. Musk, a Trump ally, was vocal about his disappointment with Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” currently sitting in the Senate. Musk,...
Sgt. Aaron Cox died on Thursday as a result of a vehicle accident during training near Camp Croft, Hungary during preparations for the upcoming Exercise Saber Guardian 25 in Hungary, according to Army officials. Cox, 24, was identified on Saturday. “We are in direct contact with his family, for care and support that they need...
FBI director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino defended four Los Angeles raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after Democrats said the effort was sparking terror in the city. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said more than 800 gathered to protest the arrests of dozens including a local labor union president. The...
President Trump on Saturday said the Justice Department's (DOJ) latest case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year amid Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration — should be "very easy" for prosecutors. The comment comes after news broke Friday that Abrego Garcia would return to the U.S. to...
President Trump on Saturday said tech billionaire Elon Musk will face “serious consequences” if he moves to support Democratic political candidates in any upcoming elections, following a public rift between the two in recent days. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said Musk “will have to pay the consequences” if he backs opponents...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) cast doubt on the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his return to the U.S. following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, claiming that “charges are not evidence." “These charges have to be regarded with a very hefty dose of skepticism, in light of the timing, and all of the attendant...
The Trump administration sowed confusion and fear among physicians with its move this past week to rescind Biden-era guidelines to hospitals that provide life-saving abortions. While the move doesn't change the law, doctors and reproductive-rights advocates fear it will have a chilling effect on health care workers in states with abortion bans, ultimately harming pregnant...
The threat was found on Allegiant Airlines Flight #2006's lavatory door on April 25. The flight was departing St. Pete-Clearwater Airport and headed to Cincinnati.
Concerns over the normalization of interest rates and the widening fiscal and trade deficits in the U.S. have led to fears of a potential "crisis" in the bond market, with experts noting that the current political inability to address fiscal profligacy could lead to a crisis in the long-term.
The National Park Service (NPS) on Saturday backpedaled again on closing the notorious Dupont Circle Park for this weekend's WorldPride events, removing the barricades that were put up less than a day before. NPS and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the decision in a joint statement on Saturday. “We are pleased that the Mayor’s office...
Global cities have the ability to keep us on track toward the Paris Agreement climate goals despite wavering support from the U.S. and other governments.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it will restrict the number of arrivals and departures through the end of the year at the embattled Newark Liberty International Airport. As the airport continues to experience outages and staffing shortages, the FAA said it would limit the number of arrivals and departures at the busy...
