One of the lowest moments of Badar Khan Suri's two months in federal custody was being crammed onto an airplane with hundreds of other shackled prisoners.
A liberal advocacy organization blasted President Trump’s administration’s “threats” amid a reported probe into the group by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC opened the probe into Media Matters on Wednesday over whether it improperly coordinated with advertisers, multiple outlets reported Thursday. In a letter, which was seen by multiple news outlets, the FTC...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified Harvard University that it will not be able to enroll international students and that those on campus have to transfer somewhere else, as the administration continues to pressure the nation’s wealthiest college to better align with President Trump’s agenda. Here's what to know about the administration's move: Noem said...
President Trump on Thursday touted how a trade agreement with the United Kingdom would benefit the British car industry, particularly luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley. As part of a trade deal announced in the Oval Office, the U.S. agreed to lower tariffs on British car imports from 25 percent to 10 percent. "We took...
Most California voters say Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has focused more on a potential bid for the White House than his work in the governor’s mansion, according to a new poll. In Wednesday's poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley, 54 percent of respondents said that amid Newsom’s...
A freshman Democrat has introduced legislation to protect land-grant universities in an effort to block some of the White House’s steps to reduce federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) on Thursday introduced the Land-Grant Institution Parity Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture or any other federal...
Former President Biden on Thursday denied accusations that his mental acuity took a slide toward the end of his presidency and called reporting that he was urged to drop out of the race over those concerns unfounded. "They are wrong, there is nothing to sustain that," Biden said during an appearance on ABC's "The View,"...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said late Wednesday that someone is “controlling” his decisions after President Trump named chronic disease entrepreneur Casey Means as his new surgeon general nominee. In a post on X, Shanahan called the announcement “strange,” adding that she was “promised” neither...
Former President Biden on Thursday said that President Trump is “vacant," in a jab at Trump's claims that some Biden-era pardons are void. Trump is “obsessed with the fact that you used an auto pen to sign the pardons you issued right before you left office,” said “The View” co-host Joy Behar. “Now, he's calling...
Former President Biden denied reporting that he advised former Vice President Harris to allow "no daylight" between her positions and his as she ran for president last fall. "First of all, I never advised her against that," Biden said during an appearance on ABC's "The View," on Thursday, his first major television interview since President...
The Supreme Court's decision in Lackey v. Stinnie has made it harder for Americans to vindicate their constitutional rights, and Congress must enact a simple, clarifying change to ensure access to justice for all.
President Trump tore into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell early Thursday, a day after the central bank opted to hold interest rates steady — bucking calls from the president to lower borrowing costs. “‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Other than that,...
A pilot project from a team of oil industry veterans could save one of California's key clean energy resources from terminal decline. On Thursday, energy company Greenfire announced that they had restored new life to a defunct well in The Geysers, the world's largest geothermal power station — and one that has been in a...
Congress has a choice: They can either stand with the majority of Americans who value and cherish our capital city to fix this crisis, or they can continue to play political games that endanger public safety and diminish America’s stature on the world stage.
The Trump administration has issued executive orders to promote apprenticeships, which can provide a better education and workforce system. Congress should follow the administration's lead.
President Trump confirmed early Thursday his plans to announce a “major trade deal” with the United Kingdom — the first one since his latest tariff rollout left global markets reeling. The president described the forthcoming agreement as "full and comprehensive," and signaled it would be the first of many deals to come with foreign trading...
