The DOJ is investigating whether Harvard allowed Chinese donors to create scholarships excluding American students, potentially violating the Civil Rights Act.
All eyes have turned to a handful of Maine Democrats who could take the mantle as Graham Platner, the party’s current Senate nominee, faces growing pressure to withdraw from the marquee race over a sexual assault allegation. Politico reported Monday that Jenny Racicot, who says she dated Platner on and off for several years, alleged that...
Fentanyl test strips, which provide information to drug users about the presence of fentanyl, are being swept up with drug paraphernalia in HUD's new funding notice, despite research showing that they save lives.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) removed a post on social media in which she criticized the woman who accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) of rape. The post came hours after Jenny Racicot, 41, told Politico that Platner sexually assaulted her five years ago — an allegation that Platner has denied. In a story published Monday...
The Belgian national men's soccer team poked fun at President Trump as it defeated the United States in the World Cup on Monday night. Members of the team celebrated its fourth and final goal of the game on the goal line by performing what has become widely known as the "Trump dance" as American supporters...
Andrew Gillum, who was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida governor’s race, was arrested last week on drug-related offenses, according to jail records. Officers from the Daphne Police Department in Alabama arrested Gillum on July 2 at 10:44 p.m. CDT, according to booking records from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Gillum, 46, was booked...
President Trump on Tuesday celebrated plans for Toyota to move manufacturing operations of its Tacoma truck from Mexico to Texas, a move aligned with his administration’s efforts to grow American manufacturing jobs. “A really big deal. Tariffs at work!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post, referencing trade policies that imposed taxes on imports...
Decertification is one of the strongest accountability tools available because it targets what officers value most: their ability to continue serving as police officers.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest Democratic lawmaker to say that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race, should drop out after a woman the candidate dated in 2021 accused him of sexual assault. "I believe that it's time for him to drop out of the race," Mamdani said of...
The Supreme Court declined to stop Texas from enforcing a state law that requires app stores and developers to verify users' ages and receive parental consent for children younger than 18 years. In a one-sentence order Monday, the nation's high court denied a request to pause enforcement of the law, the Texas App Store Accountability...
President Trump received a ceremonial welcome, complete with military salutes and a flyover, as he arrived Tuesday in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day NATO Summit. He started the visit with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where he said he had no concerns over selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, adding the U.S. would...
A new poll shows that Democrats are increasingly likely to criticize the U.S. for its support of Israel and for not providing enough aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Associated Press-NORC poll released Tuesday found that 58 percent of Democrats believe the U.S. supports Israel too much, an increase from the 45 percent...
More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees encouraged the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, writing in a Tuesday letter that he has been “demonizing career employees.” “In the coming weeks, many will rightly underscore the corruption and abuses that have defined the Justice Department under Todd Blanche’s leadership: the vindictive prosecutions...
A commercial tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said Monday. The vessel was hit off the coast of Limah in Oman while traveling southbound, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, which is part of the British Royal Navy. The projectile struck the...
