Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week show that despite a 1% increase in the birth rate, people are still not having enough babies to prevent the U.S. population from declining. President Donald Trump acknowledged the problem Tuesday, saying he wants to reverse the trend in a welcome change from […]
Journalists at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner offered an impassioned defense of their work at the annual event — which broke with tradition and featured neither the president nor a comedian — saying defiantly, "We are not the enemy of the state." "Our responsibility is not to align with any one party or...
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.
Former national security adviser John Bolton said the Saturday meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome is a “significant” step towards reestablishing a better channel of communication between the heads of state. “I think the meeting was significant. I think this is a significant step back toward sensible conversation between the...
The Trump administration is set to unveil a plan to remove petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the country’s food supply, ramping up pressure on food companies, according to a media advisory sent by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary...
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government canceled billions of dollars in funding for the Ivy League school. The lawsuit marks a significant — though expected — escalation in the battle between Harvard and President Trump after the nation's oldest university rejected administration demands to eliminate diversity, equity and...
National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of invalid controlled substance prescriptions for more than a decade. Per the terms of the settlement, Walgreens will pay the federal government $300 million to resolve allegations that the company violated both the Controlled Substances Act...
The Department of Education announced Monday it will restart collections on defaulted federal student loans on May 5, including potentially garnishing wages for millions of workers. The federal agency said more than 5 million borrowers have been in default — not making monthly payments — for more than year and in some cases for more...
Presented by Third Way — Plus: Hegseth engulfed in escalating storm {beacon} Stocks slide as Trump attacks Fed's Powell A STOCK MARKET SELLOFF intensified Monday as President Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, with fallout from the trade war spreading across industries. The S&P 500 fell more than 2 percent Monday...
Nadine Menendez on Monday was convicted of joining forces with her husband, former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), to accept lavish bribes in exchange for his political clout. A jury found the disgraced former senator's wife guilty of all 15 counts she faced, including bribery, obstruction of justice and conspiring to turn her husband into an...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff Monday morning. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” Trump said on Truth Social. The president told reporters earlier Monday that he was...
Attorneys for Venezuelan migrants who fear they will be deported to a Salvadoran prison have asked the Supreme Court to review the legality of the move, arguing the Trump administration has not complied with an earlier order requiring they be given adequate time to contest their deportation. The filing from the American Civil Liberties Union...
Former NBA superstar Charles Barkley said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) are the two Democratic candidates who would earn his vote in the 2028 presidential race. Barkley appeared on the “Sports Illustrated Media Podcast with Jimmy Trania” last week, where he was asked to weigh in on sports commentator...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) stopped just short of calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be removed Monday following a new report that alleges the secretary shared detailed military plans in a group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. “If it’s true that he had another [Signal] chat with his family about...
The White House on Monday blasted an NPR report that a search was underway for a new Pentagon chief as "fake news" following new reporting about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app and criticism from former Pentagon officials. “This @NPR story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Uber on Monday, accusing the ride-sharing and delivery company of charging users for its optional subscription service without permission and making it hard to cancel it. The complaint, filed in federal court in California, alleges Uber engaged in deceptive bill and cancellation practices and failed to...
The ordinarily hard-edged jurist strained to take the Trump administration at its word in his dissent from the Supreme Court’s emergency order at 1 a.m. Saturday morning.
