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‘Fiesta Mexicana’: El-Sayed campaign plans festive 9/11 while remembrance is missing from public schedule

Abdul El-Sayed's campaign scheduled county fair and Fiesta Mexicana events on 9/11's 25th anniversary, raising questions about the Michigan Senate race.

Comer indicates McConnell staffers aiming for lawmaker to return to Senate later this month

Rep. James Comer indicated that he has spoken with McConnell staffers who indicated they are aiming for the senator will return later this month.

Non-citizen police officers approved after Dem says ICE ‘invasion’ ‘sends a message’

Danbury, Connecticut's city council voted 18-2 to let non-citizen immigrants and DACA recipients serve as police officers amid ongoing ICE raids.

Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions...

Judge Rakoff and the Reference Manual

It’s natural to think oneself on the side of the angels.

NASA’s Hubble conundrum: risky repair or costly replacement

NASA estimates that the Hubble Space Telescope has about 10 years of useful life before it burns up in an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

US destinations report tourism drops. Will it lead to cheap summer travel?

As economic anxiety and international tensions mount, some of the country's biggest hotspots are worried visitors won't turn up this year. But their loss could be your gain, travel analysts say, if demand drops so low that deals start to pop up.

‘SNL’ parodies Trump signing executive orders: ‘Recession will now be called recess’ 

“Saturday Night Live” parodied President Trump signing a flurry of executive orders, with one officially shortening the name of a recession to “now be called recess.” The cold open began with James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, highlighting his first 100 days back in office. “Well, it’s been 100 years since I became president,” Johnson said...

Houthi missile strikes near main Israel airport

A missile launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen struck near the main terminal of Israel’s airport close to Tel Aviv, reports detailed Sunday morning. The strike, which was not intercepted by the Israeli military, temporarily paused flights, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities, The New York Times reported.  The Israel Defense Force...

Left and the right agree: America’s greatness stems from the power of the individual 

We stand at the edge of a new movement — a political identity rooted not in fear but in freedom.

Democrats cautiously open door to another Harris run in 2028

Senate Democrats are skeptical about their former colleague, former Vice President Kamala Harris, making another presidential run in 2028 after she lost all seven battleground states to Donald Trump in November, but most of them aren't ruling out the possibility that she could clinch the party’s nomination if she plays her cards right. Harris reemerged...

Pritzker’s Trump posture ramps up 2028 chatter

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is positioning himself as one of President Trump’s loudest critics within the Democratic Party, stirring more speculation around his own future political ambitions. Pritzker used a speech in New Hampshire last month to attack Trump and his administration, describing the president as someone “who claims to love America but who...

A new era for student loans begins with garnished wages on the table

Starting Monday, student loan borrowers who find themselves in default will face government-backed involuntary collections, signaling a brand new landscape after years of pauses, delays and Biden-era relief efforts. Garnished tax returns, Social Security payments and even wages will all be fair game on May 5 after a five-year pause on severe financial consequences that...

Texas residents vote to rename community near SpaceX launch site Starbase

A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents of Cameron County, who are mostly SpaceX employees, voted in favor of the move in a 212-6 vote. Musk celebrated the vote in a post on his social media...

Mexico’s president says she denied Trump offer to target cartels with US troops

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected President Trump's offer to send U.S. troops to the country to fight against drug trafficking.  In remarks to a university in Mexico, Sheinbaum responded to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal about the two countries' relationship amid the Trump administration's efforts to crack...

At least 15,000 USDA employees accept voluntary resignation offer

Thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepted the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, leading to a significant reduction in force. The decrease accounts for about 15 percent of the total workforce at the department which regulates food quality, agriculture development and nationwide nutrition efforts. A USDA spokesperson told The Hill that...

Vance defends Trump’s AI pope photo

Vice President Vance defended President Trump from criticism regarding his Friday Truth Social post portraying himself as a pontiff days after the death of Pope Francis. “Hey, @JDVance, you fine with this disrespect and mocking of the Holy Father?” Bill Kristol, who served as chief of staff to the vice president in the Bush administration,...

Buffett announces intention to retire by end of year, warns against using trade as ‘a weapon’

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told shareholders Saturday he intends to retire from his role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, an American multinational holding company. Buffett, 94, recommended that Canadian businessman and vice chairman Greg Abel succeed him after a 55-year run at the helm of the conglomerate. “I think the time has arrived where Greg...

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