A federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking the IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE, ruling the policy violated tax confidentiality laws.
President Trump on Sunday announced that the White House helipad — which was redone at his request last month — has been completed. Trump posted a photo on Truth Social of former President Eisenhower on the White House lawn before departing in an Air Force H-13J helicopter in July 1957, becoming the first U.S. president...
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Republican Conference, said Sunday she backs Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), despite two of his former partners accusing him of abuse. “Listen, divorces are ugly. And I'm glad I'm not … in his shoes right now,” McClain told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.”...
A surge in immigration arrests is sweeping up immigrants with no criminal record whatsoever, including many who were already known by the government, as officers push to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers broke records for the second Trump administration with back-to-back months of arrests topping 50,000...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday dodged questions about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as other Republicans voice concerns over the Iran war and senior Defense staff turnover. NBC News's Kristen Welker asked the senator on "Meet the Press" if he still had confidence in Hegseth. "Well, it’s not my place to have confidence in him,"...
An Amazon cargo plane ran off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck multiple vehicles. It burst into flames and forced the closure of all runways at the airport. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on the social platform X that Miami travelers should expect significant delays or potential cancellations. The Federal Aviation...
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar “imbalance” is “unacceptable,” two days before Canadian tariffs will go into effect on a slew of American goods. “Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It has been that way for years — but no longer!” One Canadian...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the U.S. has “a lot of leverage” over Venezuela after the Trump administration reached a deal with the latter government to grant it control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil. “We have a lot of leverage over Venezuela. We control the sale of oil outside...
Former President Biden’s (D) son, Hunter Biden, said that he may have to consider a 2028 presidential run amid speculation on who the Democratic nominee could be. In a conversation with radio host John Catsimatidis, Biden was asked if had any plans to run for president where he said, “If I get your [Catsimatidis] endorsement,...
The Trump administration’s Venezuela oil deal puts the federal government in business with a controversial figure from the South American nation. Recent reporting links North American Blue Energy Partners’s Alejandro Betancourt to multiple investigations. But administration officials have defended their partnership, saying that Betancourt is a proven operator in Venezuela’s energy sector. Late last month, the...
President Trump dominates the political landscape, holding off lame-duck status for now. But some signs are emerging that prominent members of his party are readying 2028 presidential bids. Those moves are only likely to accelerate after November’s midterms. A post-Trump landscape will be tricky to navigate. The president has transformed his party during his decade...
A Russian aide said talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two United States envoys were “highly useful” as the Americans attempt to restart stalled peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Yuri Ushakov, a foreign-policy adviser to Putin, said that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “outlined a number of ideas regarding possible avenues...
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn) offered herself up to replace retiring WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who recently announced her retirement amid the league's growing popularity and recent controversies. “Hey, @WNBA, I’m a free agent in January,” Rep. Craig wrote on social platform X Friday. Craig lost to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the Democratic primary for...
The Trump administration announced it will be ending $45 million in support for Namibia’s HIV response program following two decades of annual payments. The U.S. will provide its final $45 million payment in the 2027 fiscal year as “this support will transition into a technical cooperation model,” according to a Friday joint statement from Namibia’s...
