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...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tore into Rep.-elect Randy Fine (R-Fla.) following his special election win on Tuesday, arguing he only won the race after President Trump bailed him out. In comments at a press conference in Ocala, Fla., DeSantis said the relatively close margins in the deeply red 6th Congressional District was not because...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday hammered President Trump and congressional Republicans with accusations that they’re tanking the economy in the name of boosting it. The Democratic leader noted that the president’s central campaign theme was a promise to bring down the cost of consumer staples. Instead, he charged, the president’s plan to...
Alec Baldwin says the country is in a "bad" state of political division, describing it as a "pre-Civil War environment." "Boy, you can see now that we are in a pre-Civil War culture now," the "30 Rock" star said in an Instagram video posted Tuesday. "When they describe things back then politically — there were profound differences...
A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and found the Food and Drug Administration acted lawfully when it blocked two vaping companies from marketing fruity and dessert-flavored liquids for their electronic nicotine products. The justices rejected an earlier ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that FDA...
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The step, reported by The Associated Press, is the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI policies, programs, social media postings and curriculum in federal agencies and schools. The Academy did not immediately respond to...
A California man will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by showing up outside his home in 2022 with weapons, his lawyers said Wednesday. Lawyers for Nicholas Roske announced his intent in a letter to the judge overseeing the case. Roske was set to face trial in June, and the charge carries up to life...
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland this week after the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric about a takeover of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen will meet with the territory's new leader, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. “It is important for me to visit and greet the future Chairman of the Government of Greenland as soon as possible. It has...
Senate Democrats are opening an investigation into reports that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to replace some contract workers at the Education Department with artificial intelligence (AI). Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda...
President Trump's long promised day of reciprocal tariffs has arrived, with a Rose Garden event to announce them set for Wednesday afternoon. "It's liberation day in America," Trump posted in all caps to his Truth Social platform around 7 a.m. Also early Wednesday, the president pressured former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republicans he’s...
Federal judges should be required to recuse themselves from cases involving conflicts of interest, and Congress or state courts should set standards for when judges should recuse themselves, to ensure faith in the justice system.
