The Shaheen political dynasty lives on in New Hampshire.
Stefany Shaheen, the eldest daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), won Tuesday’s hotly contested Democratic primary for the state’s 1st...
The Trump administration's decision to end almost all foreign aid spending from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to plunge global health into chaos. The contract terminations announced Wednesday will end grants for HIV treatments and prevention, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, Ebola and numerous other diseases and conditions. Nutrition assistance programs for...
Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting the highly valued Nation’s Report Card even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 12th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was recently canceled, and the top official in charge of it was put on leave, leading advocates to doubt a promise from the Department...
President Trump designated English as the official U.S. language in a Saturday executive order that repealed former President Clinton’s executive action aiding individuals who are limited in their English proficiency. The order makes it so federal agencies are no longer required to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. Federal agencies will still have the option...
The White House is set to welcome professionals in the cryptocurrency industry on March 7 for a first-of-its-kind summit. “Attendees will include prominent founders, CEOs, and investors from the crypto industry, as well as members of the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets,” the Office of Communications said in a Friday announcement. “The Summit will...
President Trump signed a Saturday executive order requesting an evaluation of lumber imports, which he described as a “critical” manufacturing industry “essential” to national security, economic strength and the industrial resilience of the United States. “Wood products are a key input used by both the civilian construction industry and the military. Each year, the United...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spent the last 24 hours making a public showing of gratitude by thanking leaders across the globe for their outpouring of support after Vice President Vance accused him of being ungrateful for U.S. support amid the country's war against Russia. Zelensky shared his appreciation with the presidents of Switzerland, Finland, Estonia,...
A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in favor of Hampton Dellinger, director of the Office of Special Counsel, who said he was fired from his post in a one-sentence email. An...
The United Kingdom agreed to loan Ukraine around $3 billion on Saturday to support their efforts in the war against Russia after a contentious White House meeting left the world wondering about the nation’s ability to secure its sovereign borders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the fellow European country for its assistance amid the conflict. ...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) condemned the Trump administration over the recent fallout with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky during Friday's Oval Office meeting broadcasted by the American press. “This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office...
A federal judge extended a temporary injunction on Friday blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth. U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King ruled that President Trump’s executive orders violate the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment, which grants equal protection under the law. King said Trump’s existing orders...
President Trump’s public debacle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky halted hopes for a signed minerals agreement while dividing the world — and Washington — over their support for the Republican inside the Oval Office or the embattled foreign head of state. As the tumultuous meeting played out in real time on Friday, GOP leaders lauded...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said during an interview that the “future of the free world is before us” in light of the heated White House meeting on Friday between President Trump, Vice President Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “This is no time for an apology war. There are lives at stake. There is peace...
President Trump said that he will posthumously pardon baseball legend Pete Rose and hammered Major League Baseball (MLB) for preventing the all-time hits leader from being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame over betting on games. “Major League Baseball didn’t have the courage or decency to put the late, great, Pete Rose, also known...
The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) structure and authority has become a central mystery in the barrage of lawsuits seeking to stymie its operations. After insisting Elon Musk isn’t the group’s formal leader, the White House under mounting pressure cleared up confusion over DOGE’s leadership Tuesday, naming Amy Gleason as the cost-cutting panel’s administrator. But...
