President Trump's second attempt at an executive order limiting birthright citizenship was blocked by a federal judge, who said the president was trying to eat away at citizenship for some of the people the Supreme Court just ruled were entitled to it.
The Pentagon's new mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for troops ages 30 and up includes mandatory blood tests and voluntary hormone replacement therapy for men.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leading opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) by a few points in the battle for a seat in the upper chamber, according to new polling. In the EPIC-MRA poll, 43 percent of respondents either said they would back Rogers or leaned toward him if their ballots were due that...
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is set to depart his role at the Pentagon in the coming days, leaving the Trump administration after being embroiled in a months-long turf war with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to two sources familiar with internal deliberations. Driscoll spoke with President Trump about the “current state” of the Army and...
President Trump announced last week that the U.S. would team up with a Venezuelan company to pump oil from a large swath of the South American nation's reserves — but actually getting that petroleum out of the ground could come with significant hurdles. Announcing the agreement with Venezuela, Trump said Friday evening it would “substantially...
Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his conservative colleagues in a Supreme Court decision Monday that allowed construction on the proposed White House ballroom to continue, saying the ruling upsets the separation of powers. Roberts, joined by the three liberal justices, contended that the majority’s reasoning likely infringed on Congress’s power of the purse and...
A federal judge on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until after the midterm elections. Judge Reed O’Connor, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, granted a request by the Department of Justice to delay the lawsuit filed...
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, whose own state borders Canada, on Monday slammed the recent trade tensions between the Trump administration and its northern neighbor. “Now, over the last couple of weeks, Michiganders have been struck by yet another disastrous Trump policy: the expansion of a trade war with Canada,” El-Sayed said during a...
In today's issue: ▪ U.S. strikes Iran after monthlong pause ▪ Trump touts Venezuela oil deal ▪ House back in session ▪ GOP midterm convention frustrations The Pentagon is seething over a Washington Post report that top military leaders recently warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending large-scale Iran war operations. People familiar with a classified assessment prepared...
Republicans say their party will need to do a lot of soul searching to find its direction before President Trump leaves office in 2029, something that is coming into sharper focus with the approaching midterm election and the realization that Trump will soon become a lame duck. GOP strategists and political experts say the discussion...
Jewish Democrats in Michigan are facing a moment of reckoning in the Democratic Party, as they grapple with a Senate nominee who has alienated some Jewish voters and with broader questions about their place in the party amid a rise in antisemitism. Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) earlier...
Billionaire Mark Walter’s purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers and his subsequent forced sale of the team less than a year later amid allegations of financial crimes at his companies are sparking fresh concern about who owns the biggest brands in pro sports. It is also highlighting how clubs are being leveraged as profit-driving mechanisms...
