President Trump on Saturday approved Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for federal disaster assistance to clean up the Potomac River after a sewer line collapsed.
Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law used to force the public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s ruling this week against President Trump’s tariffs was a major setback for the White House’s economic platform. The Trump administration has made bold promises that these sweeping tariffs would help elevate the U.S.’s standing on the global stage by pressuring international partners into new trade agreements. However, on Friday, the court ruled...
President Trump withdrew his endorsement for Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) on Saturday over what he called a “lack of support” for the president’s sweeping tariff agenda, saying he would endorse Hurd’s challenger in the upcoming GOP primary instead. “Based of a lack of support, in particular for the unbelievably successful TARIFFS imposed on Foreign Countries...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers "outnumber" local police in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., amid the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in the state. "So, what I have going in my state right now ... is 3,000 ICE agents that outnumber the Minneapolis-St. Paul police, sworn officers,...
Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino said Sunday that the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis will likely be assigned to administrative duties. “These Border Patrol agents are going to more than likely be on administrative duty, but they will remain Border Patrol agents,” Bovino told...
The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths. Their eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday pushed back against statements from Secretary of Health and Human Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging the organization failed to provide critical information during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States officially withdrew from the organization on Friday. “WHO therefore regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO –...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday slammed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) after another fatal shooting by federal immigration enforcement officials in the state. “We feel a ton of sympathy for the family and friends of the deceased, but make no mistake about it, this was entirely avoidable...
Washington, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) on Sunday moved to end her reelection campaign after 35 years on Capitol Hill. Holmes Norton, 88, filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday morning. The move, first reported by NOTUS, comes as the congresswoman has faced mounting calls to retire. The Hill reached out to Holmes...
City and state governments are attempting to create "sanctuary" regimes that limit cooperation with federal enforcement, restrict information sharing, and in some cases actively obstruct federal immigration operations, but this does not repeal federal law and only serves to shift enforcement to more disruptive forms.
A federal judge in Minnesota late Saturday blocked the Department of Homeland Security from "destroying or altering" evidence after a man was shot and killed by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in South Minneapolis. In a late-night order, United States District Court judge Eric C. Tostrud, an appointee of President Trump, issued a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to call early elections this spring or summer in order to maximize his chances of forming a new coalition and staying in power, with the explosive issue of the ultra-Orthodox exemption from military service at the center of the debate.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday outlined terms to “restore the rule of law” in Minnesota, just hours after a second person was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. “You and your office must restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” Bondi wrote...
The risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of January is growing more likely, as protesters demonstrated with renewed furor overnight after a second person in the span of a month was fatally shot by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. Senate Democrats vowed to block a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package...
Defense contractors are perplexed by President Trump administration’s executive order outlining vague new rules for its weapons suppliers, unsure how to proceed and raising questions about its legality. The executive order — echoing recent speeches delivered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — rebukes defense firms for stock buybacks, paying dividends...
