A convicted MS-13 killer known as "La Bruja" or "the witch" is free in California after a federal judge ruled ICE held him without a required bond hearing for five months.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she made two criminal referrals on Wednesday related to alleged leaks in the intelligence community and said a third referral is “on its way.” In a post on the social platform X, Gabbard said the third criminal referral “includes the recent illegal leak to the Washington Post,” without...
President Trump sought to tamp down a trade war with China on Wednesday, acknowledging that the 145 percent duty he slapped on Beijing is “very high” while appearing to be optimistic that he can strike a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to calm nerves in the U.S. markets. “We’re dealing with a lot of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the ABC daytime talk show "The View" for mocking the Trump administration's efforts to increase birth rates, while the administration is reportedly considering new policies to encourage American women to have more children.
The clock is ticking on President Trump’s two-month timeline to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, with the president signaling optimism ahead of a third round of talks later this week. But it's still unclear if Trump and Iran's leaders can find common ground between eliminating Iran's nuclear program, the maximalist U.S....
The White House on Wednesday brushed off a reported shouting match between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the West Wing, chalking it up to disagreements among officials. "There are disagreements among the president’s staff and Cabinet sometimes, but we think that’s part of the healthy debate process,” press secretary Karoline...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation creating the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, which will help state agencies cut unnecessary rules and fees, and improve public access to information.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) filed a Wednesday lawsuit against the Trump administration with 11 other states alleging the president violated the law by imposing tariffs on global trading partners. “The president does not have the power to raise taxes on a whim, but that’s exactly what President Trump has been doing with...
Democrats on Wednesday skewered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the reported refurbishing of a room in the Pentagon, which was turned into a makeup studio for senior officials to get ready for on-camera appearances. According to CBS News, which first reported on the room, sources said the project’s cost was thousands of dollars. A Defense official...
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that aims to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into America's classrooms. "The basic idea of this executive order is to ensure that we properly train the workforce of the future by ensuring that school children, young Americans, are adequately trained in AI tools, so that they can...
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to shake up the college accreditation process, a topic that rarely gets political sunlight but is immensely important to universities. College accreditation is the process universities must go through to receive federal financial aid, a tool Trump called his “secret weapon” on education on the campaign...
From First Amendment-focused fêtes to artificial intelligence-centered shindigs, Washington is readying for parties and events during what's become a weekend of festivities surrounding the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday at the Washington Hilton hotel. While the number of events is smaller than recent years, there are plenty of correspondents’ functions taking place around the...
