Mississippi's new immigration law allows state authorities to compile a list of all illegal immigrants, alarming advocates who fear targeting for deportation.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) stepped in to organize Pennsylvania's presence in "The Great American State Fair" in Washington, D.C. after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said state officials could not find a business to sponsor the booth. In a Saturday press release, McCormick’s office said that the two senators had “announced...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said that large technology companies want to have "totally unchecked power" and should be split up. “The problem that we have is that these big companies, they think they are governments, they want to be governments," she said in an interview with Fox News posted Sunday, discussing tech companies and artificial...
President Trump on Monday formally nominated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role permanently, tapping his former personal criminal defense attorney to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Blanche, previously the No. 2 at the DOJ, has led the department for the last two months after Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi....
President Trump on Monday called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to “immediately fire” Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to clear the way for Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot. “Senate Majority Leader John Thune should...
Border Czar Tom Homan on Monday said New York City was about to see its largest deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent legislative package that provides residents with added protections from federal authorities. “You are going to see more ICE agents than you have ever seen...
A federal judge over the weekend struck down a Trump administration effort to restrict tax credits for wind and solar energy. While the ruling is a win for renewable energy supporters, it comes less than a month before a key deadline to phase out the credits entirely under Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill,” so it’s unclear how wide-reaching the...
Republican Spencer Pratt said Monday that “hundreds of thousands of votes” remain outstanding in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, after Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projected that city councilmember Nithya Raman (D) will take on incumbent mayor Karen Bass (D) in the November general election. “Folks, we're dealing with a fraction of a percentage point difference,...
Scott Pelley, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent who was fired by the network last week after criticizing its new leadership, is sparking scorn from conservatives over a new interview with the New York Times. During the wide-ranging interview, Pelley fought back tears as he described being fired by top bosses at CBS News, accused its corporate leadership of altering coverage...
A federal judge on Monday blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin agreed with a group of Democratic-led states that the administration exceeded its authority, and the fee usurped Congress’s power to set immigration policy and taxes. “Here, the substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is a tax, regardless of...
The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday that it said was in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, fired a precision...
Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising is under increasing political pressure, with bipartisan legislation being introduced to ban or restrict the practice, and states considering bills to deny tax deductions for pharmaceutical advertising expenses.
A concert series intended to coincide with celebrations for America’s 250th birthday is not proceeding as planned after most of the artists announced for the event said they would not be performing. But why?
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it is seeking to strip the citizenship from 17 foreign-born Americans across the country accused of serious crimes, marking the latest move in the administration’s denaturalization push. Federal prosecutors filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. District Courts in what officials described as the largest denaturalization effort in...
A Marine veteran running for U.S. Senate has been criticized for his long history of bad behavior and questionable stances, which he has attempted to attribute to his PTSD, but a fellow veteran argues that PTSD does not absolve him of his actions and that he must be held accountable.
