The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II.
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....
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump squares off with top law firms PRESIDENT TRUMP has a new round of court battles on his hands, as he seeks to punish law firms with ties to former special counsel Robert Mueller. Two prominent Washington law firms — Jenner & Block and WilmerHale — sued the...
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from effectively dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an early target of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson barred the administration from stopping work and firing employees at the CFPB and ordered the reinstatement of previously...
A majority of Americans, including the largest share of Republican voters, say in a new survey that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should resign after the revelation that he shared details of a forthcoming U.S. airstrike in an unsecured Signal group chat whose members included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. The J.L. Partners-Daily Mail national poll, which was...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is opening an investigation into Disney over potential violations of the FCC's equal employment opportunity regulations through the company's efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Stocks ended the week with steep losses after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 715 points on the day, falling 1.7 percent. The Nasdaq composite lost 2.7 percent and the S&P 500 index fell 2 percent. The stock...
The New York Police Department is investigating a Thursday vandalism incident involving a Tesla after receiving multiple images and footage from the vehicle’s self-recording features of two men etching words onto the side of the car. “It was reported to police that on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at approximately 0100 hours, in front of 730...
Alina Habba, a White House counselor who was previously a personal lawyer for President Trump, was sworn in Friday as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. A staunch defender of the president in the courtroom and in the media, Habba represented Trump in high-stakes New York civil trials including in his business fraud case and...
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said it’s illegal for Elon Musk to cut $1 million paychecks for voters who support Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court. “Elon Musk has committed a blatant felony by offering money for votes in order to help Brad Schimel,” Wikler said in...
President Trump said Friday he asked Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to withdraw as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations because he did not want to risk losing her congressional seat, calling it “politics 101.” “We don’t want to take any chances, so I went to Elise and I said, ‘Elise, do you...
President Trump on Friday announced a deal with the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services “during the Trump administration and beyond.” The agreement comes as Trump has signed executive orders targeting Big Law firms tied to his critics and perceived political enemies,...
Florida Rep. Kat Cammack (R) said she hopes President Trump will choose to “elevate” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) after the 2026 midterms following the news this week that Trump pulled her nomination to become United Nations ambassador in order to keep her in the house. Cammack said in an interview on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America”...
