Honduras on Wednesday declared President Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, ending a weeks-long vote count that sparked international concern. The conservative National Party candidate won the Nov. 30 election with 40.27 percent of the vote, beating out conservative Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, who received 39.53 percent of the vote,...
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to block New York’s so-called Green Light Law, which allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to people without requiring proof that they’re in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci in Albany ruled that the Trump administration failed to support its claims that...
President Donald Trump told kids they're 'high IQ' and praised "clean, beautiful coal" during Christmas Eve NORAD Santa tracker calls from Mar-a-Lago with Melania.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is facing blowback for an appearance he made on a livestream this week during which he promised a pair of internet personalities he would do a touchdown dance widely viewed as having antisemitic undertones. During the stream with influencers Adin Ross and N3on, the football player is seen...
Top House Democrats on Thursday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to hold an immediate vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. The Democrats succeeded this week in forcing a vote on a three-year extension of the ObamaCare tax credits when four centrist...
Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson on Wednesday defended his photos of White House aides taken for a profile on chief of staff Susie Wiles, after the both story and his images were met with criticism from Trump administration officials and allies. "It is curious that the internet is shocked that I would not retouch the...
Alan Dershowitz, the former lawyer of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, cast doubt on the constitutionality surrounding third presidential terms, saying he told President Trump it was "not clear." Dershowitz, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, said he gave Trump a draft copy of his upcoming book on the topic during a recent...
House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are asking a government watchdog to undertake a review of the Trump administration’s hiring practices, citing issues with trainees as they dramatically ramp up recruitment of immigration enforcement agents. The Trump administration in August ended age limits for those interested in serving as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers,...
Hospitals and doctors who perform gender-affirming surgery on minors will have to forgo federal Medicare and Medicaid funding under new rules proposed by the Trump administration Thursday, even in states where the procedures are legal. The two-part plan from the Department of Health and Human Services is part of the administration’s efforts to curtail gender-affirming care, and if made final, could essentially ban the practice nationwide. One rule would prohibit state and federal Medicaid from covering any medical care...
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) wants House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to chart a different course in 2026. “I hope that the Speaker takes a different approach in the new year, where the House can sort of put itself back in the driver’s seat when it comes to the issues that really matter to folks,” Kiley...
President Trump announced Wednesday night that military service members will receive checks for $1,776, a nod to the nation’s founding year. The news came during the president’s national address, which focused on affordability and served as a wrap-up for the first year of his second term in office. “Because of tariffs, along with the just...
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service have shared their forecasts for next week, giving a clue as to which areas of the country could see snowy weather on Dec. 25.
The annual inflation rate fell in November, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), defying economists expectations. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7 percent over the 12-month span ending in November, down from 3 percent in September. BLS was unable to collect data on October prices due to the...
