President Trump on Sunday expressed new frustrations with Harvard University, arguing the school should turn over the names of foreign students and that U.S. students are not getting to go to Harvard because places are being taken by students from other countries. “I don't have a problem with foreign students. But it shouldn’t be 31...
President Trump on Sunday said his administration had “some very good talks with Iran” and suggested that positive news could be coming from the negotiations. “Let's see what happens, but I think we can have some good news on the Iran front,” Trump told reporters from the tarmac in Morristown, N.J., ahead of his departure...
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in a Sunday interview, warned about the adverse effects of chronic loneliness, which could lead to a shorter lifespan. Murthy, on NBC's "Meet the Press," told host Kristen Welker that struggling with loneliness and isolation increases the risks of depression, anxiety and suicide, along with the risk of heart disease,...
Scientists in Mexico are studying a metal orb found in Colombia, which they believe could have extraterrestrial origins, but experts doubt its alien origin.
A bill that would require public schools in Texas to place the Ten Commandments in every classroom passed the House on Sunday in an 82-46 vote. The bill would require every public classroom in Texas to display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments that is at least 16 inches wide and 20...
The bid to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school fell flat at the Supreme Court this week, but advocates believe it leaves them with a path forward. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the court’s 4-4 deadlocked decision, suggesting she could provide the crucial fifth vote in a similar case...
The European Union on Sunday sought to lower tensions with the White House over trade, with the body’s executive announcing a positive call with President Trump just days after he threatened a 50 percent tariff on Europe’s imports to the United States. “Good call with @POTUS,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in...
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the House GOP's proposed changes to SNAP, arguing that states will better administer food stamp benefits if they have to cover more of the costs and that the House GOP's proposed changes will help reduce SNAP's $10.5 billion annual cost of improper payments.
The recent shootings outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. have raised concerns about censorship. Free speech is essential to a democratic society, even if it includes hateful language.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of intimidating his city after the DOJ launched an investigation into the city's hiring practices following Johnson's remarks at a church last weekend.
Two conservative GOP senators on Sunday said the “big, beautiful bill” passed at President Trump’s behest by House Republicans needs to be cut down to size, signaling huge challenges in enacting Trump’s plans in the Senate. The two GOP senators, Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, are both Trump allies, but...
Congress must commit to a smarter approach to combat opioid addiction, empowering local communities and insisting on measurable results, to prevent the devastating loss of lives to preventable overdoses.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasingly showing signs of ignoring President Trump’s entreaties to work toward an end to the Ukraine war, something Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had long warned. Russia overnight launched one of the largest missile and drone attacks on Ukraine yet, killing at least a dozen people and injuring scores more. Zelensky...
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging parents to limit their children's use of social media to protect their mental health, and is calling on Congress to implement stricter regulations and warnings for social media use.
