President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state...
A second federal judge on Tuesday determined President Trump exceeded his authority in using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans alleged to be gang members, blocking the administration from using it in the Southern District of New York. U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Trump ran afoul of the law, which only...
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Conservative group pushes ACA tax credits As lawmakers in the House struggle over potential deep cuts to Medicaid, a conservative group is pitching an extension of ObamaCare subsidies to blunt the coverage impact on the public and the...
{beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a friendly sparring session over trade and Canada’s independence Tuesday in front of cameras in the Oval Office. The two leaders appeared friendly and at ease, even after Trump belittled Canada over social media only minutes before Carney arrived at the White House. ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended President Trump’s immigration policies and plans for deep cuts at her agency in her first appearance before lawmakers since being confirmed. Noem, appearing before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, was grilled by House Democrats over planned cuts for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity...
The Trump administration is cutting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program, which highlights energy efficient home appliances, an agency source told The Hill on Tuesday. According to the source, at a meeting Monday, staffers were told that Energy Star was being eliminated, as is the Climate Protection Partnerships division that houses it. Staffers...
The Senate looks likely to sink the nomination of Ed Martin, President Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., leaving his future in doubt amid a pressure campaign on the GOP from the president. Martin, who is already serving as interim U.S. attorney, can only do so for 120 days, leaving a May 20 deadline...
President Trump on Tuesday announced Andrew Giuliani, an ally and son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, would lead a task force overseeing the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in North America. Trump convened a meeting of that task force at the White House with a host of FIFA and administration...
Two co-hosts of the popular liberal podcast “Pod Save America” mocked President Trump over comments he made Monday about their ex-boss, former President Obama. During a Monday meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump commented on the building of the Obama Presidential Center. "He's building his library in Chicago," Trump said of Obama during...
Ariel Murphy's persistence led to the passage of the Kairo and Kids Act in Texas, which guarantees parents access to security footage from daycare centers if they suspect their child has been abused, and similar legislation is being considered at the federal level.
Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove criticized Beto O’Rourke as one of the Democratic Party’s “lesser lights” after O’Rourke said his fellow Democrats are lazy. Rove joined Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday, bringing out his whiteboard to criticize the Texas Democrat. O'Rourke slammed Democratic leadership as "lazy” on a different broadcast over the weekend. “I...
Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) launched his campaign for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday in a bid to replace his former boss, outgoing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.). Walkinshaw worked as Connolly’s chief of staff for more than 10 years before serving as county supervisor. The announcement comes a week after Connolly announced he...
The United States’s trade deficit swelled in the first quarter as the onset of President Trump’s tariffs rattle the nation’s economy and global relations. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said Tuesday the goods and services deficit was $140.5 billion in March, an 8 percent increase from the month prior. ...
John Oliver doesn't appear to be a fan of making a British version of "Saturday Night Live," calling the forthcoming edition of the show a "terrible idea." "It just feels like this 'Saturday Night Live' is such a unique group," Oliver said during a Monday interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," referring to the cast of...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump’s administration to begin enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving openly in the military, undermining two lower court decisions and handing a victory to an administration that has broadly sought to restrict transgender rights. The Justice Department asked the justices in an emergency application last month to lift a...
