President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections.
President Trump on Friday signed executive orders that aim to bolster nuclear power, including by scaling back environmental reviews. The president signed four orders, including one that directs an evaluation of whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is too cautious in terms of acceptable levels of radiation exposure. Trump’s orders also are expected to require the...
Senate Republicans say they’re going to rewrite the 1,116-page bill the House narrowly passed Thursday to enact President Trump’s agenda. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) urged GOP senators at a meeting Tuesday to keep their changes to the bill as minimal as possible to avoid wrecking the delicate compromises he cobbled together in the House to...
President Trump is signed executive orders from the Oval Office Friday afternoon related to nuclear energy and standards of science. The president signed four orders, including one that directs an evaluation of whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is too cautious in terms of acceptable levels of radiation exposure. Another order is expected to allow the...
President Trump has redirected federal resources towards immigration enforcement, including the military, DEA, ATF, FBI, and IRS, while de-emphasizing other serious threats to national security.
A provision in House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” passed Thursday would ban Medicaid from covering gender-affirming health care for transgender people of all ages, a last-minute addition to the measure with the potential to upend care for hundreds of thousands of trans Americans. An earlier version of the bill would have also barred coverage for...
CHICAGO (WGN) — Legendary entertainer Billy Joel announced Friday that he is canceling all of his scheduled concerts after being diagnosed with a brain disorder. The announcement came in a post shared on the Piano Man singer's Instagram page on Friday morning. According to the announcement, Joel has been diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH),...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his intentions Friday to help launch a multistate, clean-car coalition after the Senate voted to upend the Golden State's stricter-than-federal emissions rules the previous day. The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition will work on sustaining the country's transition to cleaner and more affordable cars, while also supporting U.S. automotive manufacturers...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he hopes a new tariff threat from President Trump would speed along talks with the European Union (EU) regarding a new trade deal. In a Friday interview with Fox News, Bessent accused the EU of not engaging in "good faith" trade negotiations with the White House. His remarks came...
Vice President Vance on Friday said that the second Trump administration marks the end of policies geared toward meddling in other nations and against focusing on hard power, while speaking to Naval Academy graduates. Vance launched into praising President Trump’s Middle East trip last week and bashing the foreign policy decisions of previous presidents in...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said during a recent interview that he does not use straws, telling Fox News that is “what women in my house do.” Fox News producer Johnny Belisario asked GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress on Thursday about host Jesse Watters’ “rules for men.” “He says men should not drink out...
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its certification to admit foreign students, an escalation of its fight with the institution and an effort to hit its wallet. Harvard President Alan Gerber announced the suit in a letter to the Harvard community. “Without its international...
Vice President Vance is delivering the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony Friday morning. The ceremony is being held at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Vance, a former senator from Ohio, who joined the Marines and served in Iraq, later earned degrees from Ohio State University and Yale Law...
