The State Department announced an initiative to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who appear to support Hamas or other organizations designated as terrorist groups, a welcome addition to President Donald Trump’s “revolution of common sense.” The effort will include an AI-fueled review of tens of thousands of social media accounts belonging to individuals in […]
A Maryland resident with recent international travel has confirmed to be infected with a case of measles. The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials announced Sunday that a person who recently traveled internationally was confirmed to be infected. The case was not associated with the current measles outbreak in Texas and New...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) argued that since the election, President Trump has had Democrats “on their heels.” Slotkin joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where she was asked by host Kristen Welker about if the Democratic Party has a leader to help navigate the Trump administration. “Look, I mean, people know me, I’m...
President Trump on Thursday backtracked on his recent sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the U.S. aims to strike a deal to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow. Trump, during an Oval Office meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, tempered his comments about Zelensky, including a social media post last week in...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reintroducing a measure that would increase Social Security benefits. Sanders is joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) on the bill, titled the Social Security Expansion Act. It would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure the federal program...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined Democrats on Thursday to support a measure that would grant Ukrainians in the U.S. temporary guest status, allowing them to stay in the country until hostilities in Ukraine have ended. The legislation, Protecting our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act, would apply to Ukrainians and their immediate family members who...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Republicans on Thursday over their designs for Medicaid, saying GOP leaders are deceiving Americans by claiming that no patients will lose health benefits under their plan. “Republicans are lying to the American people about Medicaid,” Jeffries said during a press briefing in the Capitol. Medicaid has emerged...
King Charles III has invited President Trump for a state visit to the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the president during their meeting Thursday in Washington. Starmer brought a letter from Charles to their meeting in the Oval Office, during which Trump touted Charles as a “beautiful man, a wonderful man.” “This...
The editorial board of the New York Post is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to clarify that the measles vaccine is safe amid an outbreak in Texas. "Go to Texas, Mr. Secretary, and preach the truth as only a convert can: This vaccine is safe, and getting children jabbed is an act...
American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten urged top Tesla investors to review the company's current valuation on behalf of her union's members, in a letter Thursday. Weingarten, who heads one of the largest unions in the country, pointed to drops in Tesla’s stock price, latest financial disclosures, EV competition and “deterioration” of brand as reasons for the review. “Given these mounting concerns and...
Elon Musk could soon be sitting down with Jon Stewart, after the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) expressed a willingness to go on "The Daily Show" following fierce criticism from its Monday host. "I will do it if the show airs unedited," Musk said on X on Tuesday in response to a post urging...
Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to throw out lawsuits the Biden administration filed accusing police and fire departments around the country of discrimination when hiring candidates. Bondi directed the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division on Wednesday to dismiss the federal civil rights lawsuits, arguing the prior administration “unjustly” went...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, apologized Thursday for a technical error that resulted in some users' Reels feeds being filled with graphic or violent content. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels feed that should not have been recommended," a Meta spokesperson said...
President Trump met Thursday at the White House with Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, a supporter of the president who sparked backlash last year with a controversial commencement speech. White House aide Margo Martin posted a photo of Butker and Trump in the Oval Office on social media with the caption, "The GOAT of...
