A Maryland bill to establish a commission to study reparations is moving forward, as the governor attempts to dodge questions about whether he supports the proposal.
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday's special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District to fill the seat that Michael Waltz vacated to serve as President Trump's national security adviser.
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office to review and get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, U.S officials said Tuesday.
Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government has used its immigration enforcement powers to crack down on international students and scholars at several American universities who had participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations or criticized Israel over its military action in Gaza.
A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday, preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented immigrants presumed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The order issued by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg will halt deportations for all individuals deemed eligible...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he is “not worried about the markets” after a rough week for the stock market. “I can tell you that corrections are healthy, they’re normal,” Bessent told NBC's Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “What’s not healthy is straight-up, that you get these euphoric markets. That’s how...
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently met with Russian officials about continued peace negotiations, and he said the meeting was “positive.” “This morning, I met with President Putin,” Witkoff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think the meeting was somewhere between three and four hours. It was positive.” Witkoff said the conversation was...
President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll take on toxic chemicals — but many of his administration's actions are expected to allow for more pollution, not less. During his joint address to Congress earlier this month, Trump talked about a boy whose cancer he blamed on a chemical exposure, saying that reversing the rise in child cancer rates in recent...
The second attempt by Intuitive Machines to land on the moon and the eighth test of the SpaceX Starship, proved an old adage: Rocket science is really hard.
I know from experience that cutting Medicaid won’t make health care more accessible, affordable or efficient for anyone — when one part of the system struggles or fails, the burden is shifted to other parts.
Russia and Ukraine traded attacks over the weekend, just shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. officials about a ceasefire deal. Both sides reported more than 100 enemy drones over their territories, The Associated Press reported. Putin said Thursday that he supported a truce but outlined numerous details that need to be negotiated...
Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications firm, has increased its presence in Mexico despite being banned by the U.S. government due to allegations of espionage, racketeering and conspiracy to steal American trade secrets, and Mexico must cut ties with Huawei and other Chinese companies to protect national security.
The Houthis are vowing retaliation after the U.S. launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen. President Trump ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthis, a militant group backed by Iran, on Saturday. The president said the U.S. would use an “overwhelming lethal force" to take out the group. Nasr el-Din Amer, a spokesperson for...
Republicans lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning them into law. For now, the GOP majorities in Congress are largely happy to cede power to the executive branch as Trump tests the limits of his...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) new podcast hosting prominent supporters of President Trump is raising questions about his political strategy as he wraps up his tenure as governor and keeps the door open to a 2028 presidential run. The first few episodes of “This is Gavin Newsom” have found the governor seeking common ground with...
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside of Tesla showrooms on Saturday to showcase their disdain for CEO Elon Musk and his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in an effort to slash federal spending. The “Tesla Takedown” movement has launched a series of demonstrations that have taken place in Washington, D.C., Boston and other...
