It was a typical school day in December 1995. I was teaching fifth grade. The topic was the Constitutional Convention. Fifteen minutes into the lesson, it was clear that...
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
President Trump on Sunday posted a map of New Mexico labeled "New America" following the spread of a since-debunked online hoax claiming he had signed an executive order renaming the state. The map Trump shared on Truth Social showed a large "X" over "Mexico" in the state's name, with the word "America" labeled below it....
At least five people are dead following an Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami-Dade County officials confirmed Sunday afternoon. The airplane overran the airport's runway at around 2 p.m., according to airport officials. The fatal crash initially caused a complete ground stop at MIA, though two of its four runways are...
President Trump on Sunday announced that the White House helipad — which was redone at his request last month — has been completed. Trump posted a photo on Truth Social of former President Eisenhower on the White House lawn before departing in an Air Force H-13J helicopter in July 1957, becoming the first U.S. president...
A Senate committee hearing has been set to discuss daylight saving time. Could it be a sign that Congress is setting its sights on the twice-a-year practice?
The company that makes Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles said on Saturday it would pause shipments to the U.S., as President Trump’s tariffs took effect this past week. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, one of the largest UK automakers, described the move as a “short-term action” and said it would take the time to develop a longer-term...
The Republican Party in Virginia confirmed on Saturday that the commonwealth’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, will be the party’s primary nominee in the 2025 gubernatorial race. The announcement comes after no other GOP candidates qualified to appear on the ballot for the primary election, which will be held on June 17. As of Thursday night,...
Vulnerable House Republicans are being put on defense amid the fallout from President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which have stoked uncertainty about the economy. Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American...
Republicans are largely dismissing concerns about Elon Musk’s political liability in the wake of their loss in Wisconsin, where he played a central role. Their views so far seem to be reflected by President Trump, who has stood by Musk even as the tech billionaire has emerged as Democrats’ main foil amid sweeping anger over...
Republican senators are brushing off concerns that high-profile arrests and deportations of foreign students may ostracize a group that is a major contributor to the U.S. economy. International students injected $43.8 billion into the U.S. last year, a key economic influx that has rebounded from a major downturn during the pandemic. California, New York and...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) placed one of its senior immigration lawyers, who criticized the Trump administration over mistakenly deporting a Maryland man to a prison in El Salvador, on leave. Erez Reuveni, who represented the U.S. government in court on Friday in the deportation case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was sent to...
The United States is revoking visas for South Sudanese passport holders because the country’s transitional government has not accepted citizens who were expelled from the U.S., according to the Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “As South Sudan’s transitional government has failed to fully respect this principle, effective immediately, the United States Department of State is...
Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff reportedly criticized his law firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, for striking a deal with the administration to avoid potential blowback from President Trump as the White House has targeted other large legal firms in recent weeks. Emhoff, who joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in late January this...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the U.S. embassy in Ukraine over its “surprisingly disappointing” response to Russia’s strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown. Zelensky, in a lengthy Saturday post on X, accused the U.S. embassy in Ukraine of being afraid to mention Russia when commenting on the Friday attack that killed at...
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said he will bring articles of impeachment against President Trump in the next 30 days, telling protestors at an anti-Trump rally in Washington that he does not “deserve” to hold the executive office. “We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my...
Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) record-breaking Senate speech this week is putting him squarely in the political spotlight as Democrats wonder whether he could be a presidential contender in 2028. Booker’s 25-hour speech aimed at combating President Trump’s moves in the White House gave Democrats a boost, especially as the party did better than expected in...
