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The ICE uproar is a conspiracy calculated to fool Americans

When elected officials make false claims while activist groups organize crowds to provoke obstruction of the law, the line between protest and conspiracy collapses.

NY’s quest for universal child care sounds enticing — but reality is simply unrealistic

New York’s push for universal child care starts from a place most people understand,...

Trump to shut down Afghan evacuee camp

President Trump has informed Congress he will shut down the migrant camp in Qatar where the U.S. holds Afghan evacuees before they are allowed to reach America, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday.

Youngkin declares Virginia ‘stronger than ever’ in final State of the Commonwealth address

Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered his final State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, closing out a four-year run that steered Virginia out of the COVID-19 lockdowns and attracted substantial business investment and job growth. But his four years in office also ran into partisan gridlock and failed to translate his achievements into Republican gains at the ballot box.

Trump says Zelensky is holding up peace deal

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slowing down a peace deal for the war in Ukraine, according to Reuters. "I think he's ready to make a deal," Trump said during a Reuters interview, talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I think Ukraine is less ready to make a deal." When Reuters pressed the...

Watch live: Trump makes announcement on Gaza

President Trump will speak on Wednesday evening on Gaza — hours after special envoy Steve Witkoff said the second phase of the Gaza peace plan has begun, which requires the disarmament of Hamas to make way for an interim governing body overseen by Trump.  Since Trump announced the first phase of the ceasefire in October, Hamas...

House passes two-bill package to fund Treasury, State departments

House lawmakers in both parties joined forces on Wednesday to pass a two-bill spending package to fund large parts of the federal government, marking the latest victory for bipartisan leaders racing to prevent a shutdown at month’s end. The lopsided, 341-79 vote reflected the delicate bipartisan talks that produced the package, brought party leaders on...

Rubio announces aid for Cuba: Trump ‘stands with the Cuban people’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the U.S. was sending the “first humanitarian shipment” to Cuba to help residents recovering from Hurricane Melissa. “We are working with the Catholic Church and partners to ensure aid reaches the Cuban people directly – not the illegitimate regime,” Rubio wrote on the social platform X....

Banks, crypto clash over stablecoin rewards in key Senate bill

A fight over whether stablecoin holders can receive reward payments has taken center stage in a push to secure bipartisan support for a key cryptocurrency market bill and advance the legislation out of the Senate Banking Committee. Despite initially being addressed in the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin President Trump bill signed into law in July,...

Powell ‘first-ballot hall of fame Fed chair:’ Goolsbee

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid the investigation into his handling of the central bank’s renovation. “I consider Chair Powell to be a first-ballot hall of fame Fed chair,” Goolsbee told NPR in an interview published Wednesday. “And if we're going to get into a circumstance where...

GOP-led Jan. 6 panel debuts as hub for debates and Trump defense

Five years later, debates over conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — and attempts to shift blame away from former President Trump — are more than alive and well in Congress: They’re being institutionalized in a Republican-run House panel. The Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6 held...

Trump admin reportedly slashes billions in grants for mental health, addiction

The Trump administration reportedly sent out notices late on Tuesday announcing they were cutting hundreds of grants funding mental health and addiction services. NPR reported Wednesday that several programs were informed late on Tuesday that their federal funding through the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) had been cut after officials determined...

Tesla’s self-driving feature switching to subscription only

For Musk to earn additional shares under his pay package, the company needs a certain number of subscriptions.

7 in 10 say US should not take military action over deadly Iran protest crackdown: Survey

An overwhelming majority of Americans say they do not back U.S. military intervention in Iran amid its crackdown on antigovernment protesters, according to new polling from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday. The poll found that 7 in 10 respondents believe the U.S. should not become involved in Iran, while 18 percent said they favor intervention. Twelve...

State Department pauses visa processing from 75 countries

The State Department announced on Wednesday that it is pausing the processing of visas from dozens of countries as it seeks to screen out immigrants who will rely on welfare programs. “The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates,” the department...

House tees up final vote on bills to fund financial services and national security

The House on Wednesday advanced a two-bill package to fund large parts of the government, teeing up a final vote later in the day. The lower chamber voted 213-210 on the rule governing the spending package, which sets up debate and a vote on final passage. The legislation provides roughly $76 billion to fund the Department of...

RFK Jr.: Trump ‘eats really bad food’ but has ‘constitution of a deity’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President Trump has the least healthy eating habits of anyone in his administration but praised the commander in chief for what he described as his remarkable stamina nonetheless. In an interview released Tuesday on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” Kennedy pointed to the president when asked...

Protesters, federal officers face off in Minneapolis

Protesters faced off with federal officers in Minneapolis on Tuesday as tensions in the city remained high six days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a 37-year-old American citizen, Renee Good, in her vehicle. Video footage shows officers deploying tear gas and pushing back on demonstrators, who took to the...

What both sides are missing in the health care debate

The goals of both parties can be met if Congress takes a bolder approach to reform.

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