President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections. “I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE...
A Sunday explosion causing minor damage to the U.S. Embassy in Oslo is being investigated by Norwegian police. Authorities said they received a report about the explosion at around 1 a.m. local time. “Emergency services have had extensive resources at the scene, but no injuries and only minor material damage have been reported at the...
Means’s testimony provides abundant evidence that confirming her as the government’s leading spokesperson on public health would reinforce the administration’s use of conspiracy theories instead of scientific research to set priorities and polices — and make many more Americans sick again.
President Trump on Saturday evening dismissed one of Tehran's few surviving leaders' threats against the U.S as its military campaign in Iran enters its second week. "I have no idea what he's talking about, who he is. I couldn't care less," Trump told CBS News, when asked about Ali Larijani, who has vowed to retaliate...
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said in an interview Sunday morning that the U.S.’s ongoing military operations with Israel on Iran could have an impact on geopolitics elsewhere. Cramer, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told host John Catsimatidis on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show that the strikes send "a message” to adversaries like...
Democrat James Talarico is now staring down the challenge of a tough general election against a still-undecided Republican rival after emerging victorious from his own bruising primary that offered a rare boost to Democrats in a deep red state. Democratic turnout surged on Tuesday as the 36-year-old rising star’s message of faith and economic populism...
New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle the issue. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report late last month showed more than 1 in 5 U.S. children and teenagers were obese...
President Trump on Thursday tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), creating a vacancy in the U.S. Senate and setting off a scramble to replace him. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has 30 days to appoint someone from Mullin’s party to temporarily fill the seat after the senator leaves his post, but the appointee must pledge not...
President Trump is facing an economic squeeze as the Iran war drives up oil prices and the U.S. job market sputters. Friday brought a double dose of bad economic news for Trump: an unexpected loss of jobs in February and another surge in oil prices driven by growing conflict in the Middle East. Trump and...
A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution's appointments clause...
President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom's reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, warning that the U.S. "will remember" — seemingly alluding to the U.K.'s hesitance to get involved in the war. "The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of...
The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still evolving after primary night, with a looming endorsement from former President Donald Trump expected to shape the Republican runoff.
A threat of severe weather across the nation's midsection continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms whipped up tornadoes that killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said strong thunderstorms and a risk of flash flooding were expected from the Great Lakes to Texas, with a slight risk...
