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Trump unveils America.gov as AI-powered hub for passports, Medicare enrollment and more

President Donald Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered site that consolidates federal services from passport applications to Medicare enrollment in one place.

Drug cartel kingpin among targets in sweeping Trump crackdown on alleged Mexican corruption network

The Sinaloa cartel's Los Mayos faction faces sweeping Treasury sanctions targeting Mayito Flaco, a fugitive born in Anaheim accused of ordering hits.

Hollywood actress upset her son isn’t gay fumes in bizarre spectacle at Human Rights Campaign gala

Camryn Manheim told the Human Rights Campaign dinner she "always wanted a gay son," but her boy turned out straight despite her very best efforts.

Cambridge Waits Out the Arday Scandal

Cambridge has chosen a cover-up, most likely to save half the Education Department from...

Trump/Xi: The (Rare) Earths Didn’t Move

There is little reason to expect that China will be in a rush to...

Jewish Democrats contend with another glass ceiling: Their religion

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has emerged as one of the most closely watched contenders in the initial polling for the 2028 Democratic primary. But one factor strategists say could be a challenge for the Georgia senator is his religion. Amid party tensions over Israel and the war in Gaza, Ossoff's rise is pushing an uncomfortable question to the...

Supreme Court’s liberals see dash of progress on emergency appeals, or ‘shadow docket’

The Supreme Court’s liberal justices keep dissenting, but they also are seeing some progress on one front as the Trump administration floods the court with emergency appeals. During recent talks to judges and law students, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson both welcomed their colleagues’ increasing willingness to pen opinions publicly explaining their fast-track...

The Memo: Trump’s media ban overshadows Xi visit as midterms clock runs down

The key moment of President Trump’s week did not come at the state dinner with Chinese premier Xi Jinping nor as the two leaders toured the National Archives. It came instead on social media. On Thursday afternoon, Trump proclaimed the arrival of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as “magnificent” but bemoaned the sparsity of...

Russia intensifies hybrid war beyond Ukraine, rattling Europe 

European leaders are raising alarm that Russia is intensifying its years-long hybrid war against NATO member states, lashing out as it struggles to make decisive gains in its nearly five-year war against Ukraine.  Officials say the attacks against European countries include sabotage against infrastructure, targeted violence against political opponents or perceived enemies, and hostile influence...

Fetterman defends political identity, weighs potential role as 51st senator

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) defended his position as a Democrat on Saturday despite straying from the party on key issues — but refused to speculate how he would break ties if his party attained a 51-seat majority this November. During the closing keynote at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Fetterman said he believes...

Graham, Andrews neck and neck in South Carolina Senate race: Poll

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and her Democratic opponent, Annie Andrews, are locked in a dead heat in the race for South Carolina's Senate seat, according to a new poll released Saturday evening. The survey, conducted by right-leaning polling firm Trafalgar Group, found Graham leading Andrews by just one point — with a just under three-point...

Trump slams reporting on removal of his endorsements from GOP candidate’s website

President Trump criticized the media on Saturday following reports that GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) removed several references to the president’s endorsement of his gubernatorial bid from his campaign website.  The president slammed this reporting as “Another Fake Story” in a Truth Social post, citing his election wins in Florida during his three presidential campaigns....

Trump says he ended Biden electric vehicle rule, updated fuel economy standards

President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...

Former Kennedy Center employees claim officials halted repairs months prior to closure

Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...

Sunday shows preview: Trump rejects Iran deal after week of high-stakes meetings; GOP clammers to keep Congress

President Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict between Tehran and the U.S. “They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” the president told reporters at the White House. “I like making a deal, too, but...

Election forecasters don’t see polling ‘sugar-high’ Democrats fear — for now

Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...

Live updates: Trump returns to White House after Texas-Tennessee game; Iran’s proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz rejected

President Trump left Knoxville for the White House Saturday afternoon after attending the University of Texas vs. University of Tennessee football game — an appearance coming ahead of senators' last chance to pass the Protect College Sports Act before recessing into a lame-duck period. Trump flew to Knoxville Saturday morning to watch the Texas Longhorns,...

Colleges must help America keep the promise it makes to its military

As the U.S. military reaches record recruitment numbers, higher education institutions must improve their support systems to fulfill the promise of opportunity for service members and veterans.

United in debt: America has become a nation of fake rich people

An essay by John Mac Ghlionn examines the growing divide between Americans' physical financial realities and the performative wealth displayed through social media and consumer credit.

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