At Britain’s Glastonbury music festival, punk duo Bob Vylan’s lead singer led “tens of thousands” in “shouting, ‘Death, death to the IDF,’ ” frets Ayaan Hirsi Ali at The...
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration -- and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem -- in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Canada bowed to White House demands and decided not to collect a tax on U.S. tech companies as planned Monday, a sign that President Trump's hardball tactics are paying off as he cajoles dozens of trading partners to strike deals or face stiff tariffs on goods they send to U.S. markets.
The White House confirmed Monday that the dangerous wildlife was a design feature of a new illegal immigrant detention center in Florida that's been nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz."
Russian-led scammers bought out legitimate U.S. medical companies, stole the identities of more than one million Americans and submitted $10.6 billion in bogus claims under their names, federal authorities revealed Monday in announcing what they called the largest medical fraud takedown in American history.
Preparations are ramping up for a massive military parade in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Army on Saturday, June 14, a date that also coincides with President Trump’s 79th birthday. Matt McCool, a Secret Service official for the Washington field office, said at a Monday press conference that organizers were preparing...
Mike ter Maat, the Libertarian Party's 2024 vice presidential nominee, has switched to the Republican Party, aligning with the Republican Liberty Caucus.
George Takei is targeting President Trump with the ultimate Trekkie insult, calling the commander in chief the "biggest Klingon around." "Change is constant and change will come,” Takei, a frequent critic of Trump and the Republican Party, said in an interview with USA Today published Tuesday. “I’m working to make sure that we participate in making it...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) office said on Tuesday that the state’s Division of Emergency Management offered to send the state guard to California to help with the recent unrest over immigration protests in Los Angeles, an offer that was ultimately declined by California. Newsom’s office confirmed that the offer was made from Florida, but...
A handful of First Amendment advocacy groups are raising concerns about the treatment of journalists covering the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over federal immigration enforcement in the area by police. In a letter dated Tuesday and sent to the Department of Homeland Security, the First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation and National...
Los Angeles police said Tuesday that a body had been discovered in an area where looting has been reported amid protests against federal immigration enforcement actions in the city. The individual was found near West 3rd Street and Broadway shortly after 1:30 a.m. local time, according to KTLA. The body was reportedly found outside a...
A federal judge granted an injunction blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing databases at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote, a Clinton appointee, found DOGE was unlawfully given access to sweeping databases that cover current and former federal employees and also contain information...
Noah Wyle is heading to the pit of political power, with a visit to Capitol Hill to push for funding for programs aimed at improving mental health services for health care workers. "The Pitt" and former "ER" star will touch down in Washington on Thursday to lead a panel discussion at the Cannon House Office...
Comedian Jon Stewart accused President Trump of "happily" setting off a "tinderbox" in Los Angeles amid days of protests against the president's immigration policies. "The Daily Show" host railed against Trump for deploying 4,000 National Guard troops in California and knocked the administration's recent push to ramp up immigrant arrests. “So now, predictably, these non-targeted,...
The World Bank on Tuesday reduced its outlook for both global and U.S. economic growth this year, citing disruptions to global trade stemming President Trump’s trade war. Global growth in 2025 is expected to fall to 2.3 percent from a 2.7-percent projection made last year. The outlook for U.S. growth fell to 1.4 percent from...
Netanyahu’s refusal to allow Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and a delegation of Arab foreign ministers to visit the West Bank has not only provoked outrage, it has accelerated Arab unity behind the formal recognition of a Palestinian state.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) supports President Trump’s deployment of federal resources to quell the riots in Los Angeles, but he’s not sure what authorities Trump is relying on to deploy 700 active-duty Marines to a U.S. city. “I don’t know the particulars on what authorities exist there but my assumption is that the...
President Trump has lauded the House-approved spending bill for the “pro-family initiative” tucked inside the legislation, which creates investment accounts for newborn babies. "They’ll really be getting a big jump on life, especially if we get a little bit lucky with some of the numbers and the economy," Trump said at a Monday event at the White House that...
