Governor Abigail Spanberger's housing executive order raises questions about state intervention in local zoning, with Republicans warning of progressive overreach.
Critics slam University of Maryland medical course that frames medicine as problematic due to colonial legacy, raising concerns about medical training standards.
President Donald Trump says he hopes Renee Good's father remains a supporter after the woman died in an ICE shooting in Minneapolis Jan. 7, calling the incident a tragedy.
President Trump offered a cryptic "you'll see" response on Greenland takeover plans, dismissing NATO concerns as he prepares to head to Davos amid tariff threats.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and other Democrats slammed the Trump administration Friday after a judge ordered the federal government to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday rejected arguments that the emergency funds can be used only for hurricanes or other uncontrollable...
The family of Virginia Giuffre praised the stripping away of Prince Andrew's titles over his alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "This normal girl from a normal family has taken down a prince," Sky Roberts, Giuffre's brother, said on "BBC Newsnight" on Thursday. "We are so proud of her." Roberts said his sister,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put four companies on notice for marketing “unapproved fluoride-containing ingestible drugs” for use by children under the age of 3 or children at low or moderate risk of tooth decay. “This Halloween, the FDA is driving a stake through the heart of outdated science and protecting our kids...
For decades, the Israeli, American Jewish and Christian Right forged what seemed like an ironclad alliance. If conservatives truly wanted to fight this battle, they would turn first to their own camp.
A Tucson, Ariz., man has been charged in connection with 764, a digital network of suspected predators using social media to blackmail children into hurting themselves and others for online bragging rights. Baron Cain Martin, 21, was charged with 29 counts, including conspiring to provide material support to terrorists; conspiring to kill, kidnap or maim...
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has lost another top campaign official after a series of controversies centering around old social media comments and an alleged Nazi-linked tattoo derailed his campaign’s momentum. Ronald Holmes, Platner’s national finance director, resigned from his position on the campaign “effective immediately” on Friday in an announcement posted to LinkedIn. ...
Vice President Vance on Friday defended comments he made two days prior about his wife Usha Vance and their relationship dynamic as it relates to religion during a Turning Point USA stop at the University of Mississippi. The vice president told college students Wednesday that deep down, he hopes the second lady is “somehow moved...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for the Pentagon to halt boat strikes against vessels suspected to be carrying drugs in order to prevent “extrajudicial killings.” Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for Türk, delivered a statement condemning the strikes during a United Nations briefing Friday. “These attacks and their mounting human cost...
The Trump administration is considering eliminating the Office of Special Education Programs, which could have devastating consequences for the 6.6 million children with disabilities who receive special education services nationwide.
The New York Times published a project Friday outlining what its editorial board argued is an alarming shift toward authoritarianism by President Trump during the first 10 months of his second administration. "The clearest sign that a democracy has died is that a leader and his party make it impossible for their opponents to win...
NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound. The X-59 aircraft soared Tuesday from Lockheed Martin’s facility in Palmdale, Calif., to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Kern County, Calif. The plane, after departing, makes...
President Trump said late Thursday that the Senate should get rid of the filibuster so it could pass the government funding bill with a simple majority. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get...
