President Donald Trump says he hasn't decided whether Nidal Malik Hasan's firing squad execution at Fort Hood will be livestreamed, weighing deterrence value.
A federal judge in California ruled Friday the Trump administration unconstitutionally sought to deport international students for pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel. In a 90-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Noël Wise found the President Trump administration's use of existing immigration law to cancel foreign students' visas and deport them violated their constitutional right to...
If you are a builder, promoter or buyer of electric vehicles, good for you. Science and technology do march on. But occasionally, at what cost? While it’s quite easy to understand the rationale for building EVs — perceived innovation, business plans, and profit — it’s still natural to question the promotion and purchasing of said vehicles. At least for some. Much of the EV market is still wrapped...
President Trump is likely to make the GOP’s midterm campaign partly about himself — and that’s a risky strategy, as even some in his party acknowledge. Trump’s efforts go beyond the standard, campaign-trail appearances he is making on behalf of Republican candidates. According to a Tuesday report from The Atlantic, the president has proposed to...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered all state agencies this week to halt funding for Flock cameras amid growing concerns nationwide about the misuse of the roadside camera network. The decision, which was communicated to state agencies on Thursday evening, came as The Texas Tribune said it was preparing to publish an investigation into the...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on Aug. 24, a massive expansion of sanctions aimed at severing Iran's ties to the global economy by targeting the infrastructure used for evasion.
The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits from trade, totaling $107,539.02, in addition to a civil...
Tom Begich, a Democrat running for governor in Alaska, announced Friday evening he was dropping out of the race. The former state senator endorsed his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Both candidates advanced to the general election in Alaska’s open primary earlier this month. In a video shared on the social platform X...
Mark Cuban — the billionaire investor and former owner of the Dallas Mavericks — is set to appear alongside Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) in Fort Worth Saturday evening, where the pair will discuss healthcare monopolies in a live podcast event. The conversation comes one day after Talarico and Cuban announced their joint "Breaking...
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a statement that this name change, which President Trump authorized in a Thursday executive order, violated the terms of...
Democratic candidates in competitive election races are taking different tacks this cycle over how close to affiliate themselves with former Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s lent her support to many of them but whose loss in the 2024 election has made her a more polarizing figure. Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek (D) told reporters this...
