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Tim Tebow urges Congress to fight child trafficking, abuse in emotional plea: ‘Darkest hour of need’

Tebow, a former NFL quarterback, said he spent most of his life chasing the wrong 'MVP.' Now, he wants to spend it fighting for the 'most vulnerable people.'

Michael Goodwin: The righteous attack on Iran shows us the confederacy of evil can be defeated

It was only a week ago when the prospect of America and Israel teaming...

Judge voids layoffs at VOA, rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency

A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution's appointments clause...

Trump rejects UK’s offer to send aircraft carriers to Middle East: ‘We will remember’

President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom's reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, warning that the U.S. "will remember" — seemingly alluding to the U.K.'s hesitance to get involved in the war. "The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of...

State of Texas: Trump endorsement could decide Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton

The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still evolving after primary night, with a looming endorsement from former President Donald Trump expected to shape the Republican runoff.

US forces board 5th Venezuela-linked tanker

The U.S. early Friday seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela in its campaign to control oil exports from the South American country. The Olina was seized in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with the Defense Department, State Department and Justice Department, Homeland Security Secretary...

Trump administration says it is reviewing refugee status of Minnesota residents

The Trump administration on Friday acknowledged it has begun to review the refugee status of Minnesota residents, alerting the public to the operation in the wake of an immigration officer’s killing of a Minneapolis woman. The announcement from U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) said that since mid-December the agency has conducted “a sweeping initiative...

Trump has agreed to release Russian nationals on seized tanker: Moscow

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that President Trump has agreed to release two Russian crew members on an oil tanker the U.S. Coast Guard seized in the North Atlantic earlier this week. The Bella 1, a sanctioned ship in the global “dark fleet,” began flying a Russian flag on Dec. 24, days after...

What the US calls ‘milk’ could dominate dairy talks with Canada

If Canada spins the FDA’s rule to strengthen its regulatory defense, this debate will drag on until the cows come home.

Marjorie Taylor Greene slams report White House contacted Secret Service over her

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is accusing the White House of spreading “horrific lies” about her in response to a report that the White House reported her to the Secret Service. An Axios article published Friday revealed the White House gave Greene's name to the Secret Service, believing she shared information with an anti-war...

5 states suing Trump over social safety net funding freeze

Five state attorneys general announced Thursday that they are suing the Trump administration for freezing $10 billion in child care and family assistance funding in five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Tuesday in a press release that the freeze was due to "serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse...

Somaliland: Israel is not the issue

Since it broke away from the central government in 1991, Somaliland has boasted  more than three decades of political democracy and economic stability.

Swalwell, Goldman to offer bill stripping ICE agents of qualified immunity

Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are planning to introduce a bill that would strip federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers of their qualified immunity protections. The bill, called the ICE OUT Act, comes amid fervent debate over whether an ICE officer should face criminal prosecution for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old...

Trump downplays GOP midterm expectations: The president ‘always loses’

President Trump downplayed Republicans’ midterm expectations in an interview with Sean Hannity that aired Thursday, acknowledging that the president’s party “always loses” no matter how successful they deem themselves to be. “If you go back a long way, the sitting president, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, always loses the midterm, even if they’ve done well....

Watch live: Congressional Hispanic Caucus gives remarks on Trump’s actions in Venezuela

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will speak with reporters Friday morning, nearly a week after the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and President Trump declared the U.S. in control of the country and its oil infrastructure. The press conference also comes after the Senate advanced a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act to...

Trump: ‘Second wave of attacks’ on Venezuela canceled

President Trump on Friday said he canceled an "expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela, less than a week after U.S. strikes in Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of 'Seeking Peace,'" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social....

US added 50K jobs in December as hiring slowed

The U.S. added 50,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Economists expected the December jobs report to show a gain of roughly 55,000 jobs and the jobless rate to tick down to 4.5 percent, according to consensus estimates. The Bureau...

Live updates: Supreme Court tees up first opinions of term; Trump, oil companies to meet over Venezuela

President Trump on Friday is expected to meet with oil and executives, as the administration advances its efforts to capitalize on Venezuela's massive oil reserves following last weekend's raid. The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday has raised tensions nationally, as Republicans and Democrats...

America’s neglect of Puerto Rico’s education system is at a breaking point

Puerto Rico’s children deserve more than discriminatory policy — they deserve a future.

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