Minnesota teacher program allegedly restricts eligibility to BIPOC applicants only, sparking federal law violation concerns from education watchdog group.
Following the Trump administration’s clampdown on Afghan immigrant visa processing, new developments may have left U.S. allies with no further hope of accessing the Special Immigrant Visa program. Shawn VanDiver, president of #AfghanEvac, told me that as of the start of the year, he is aware of more than a dozen visa applicants who were denied from […]
While you were sleeping off your residual New Year’s hangovers the first wee Saturday hours of 2026, President Donald Trump started his military decapitation of Venezuela’s communist dictatorship. And while you were still sleeping, the president ended it, seizing and arresting accused criminal drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia in fewer than 2 […]
Seattle has a new socialist mayor and new progressive leadership, which means there will be a lot of well-meaning disasters and misplaced priorities that make life in the city worse, especially when it comes to the criminal justice system. Seattle already had its first debacle of the year with a change in directives on how […]
The U.S. government saw a problem. The U.S. government spent 20 years creating a solution to that problem at a significant burden to the people. The U.S. government made certain that this burdensome solution in no way solves the problem. This story, which has probably played out a thousand times in the last century, is […]
The parents of a student who painted a pro-Charlie Kirk message on a school’s spirit rock are suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for its handling of the incident. The parents of a student at Ardrey Kell High School, supported by conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the school district of violating...
Republicans are proposing to hand out even more taxpayer dollars, with President Trump proposing a $2,000 dividend for eligible individuals. Republicans, who previously criticized the Democrats' American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for being fiscally irresponsible, are now proposing similar handouts.
Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred (D) on Monday explained why he dropped his Senate bid after talking with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who later joined the race. Allred told CNN’s Dana Bash that after a “professional, friendly conversation” with Crockett, he’d chosen to pursue another stint in the House instead of the Senate, avoiding a...
A federal judge has asked for testimony from a Justice Department whistleblower who alleged leadership appeared to lie to the court when they said they were unaware of pending flights that sent more than 100 men to a Salvadoran mega prison. The inquiry comes as U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg has ignited contempt proceedings to determine...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will consider a GOP challenge seeking to strike down federal restrictions on political parties' spending in coordination with candidates. The GOP's House and Senate campaign arms pushed back on limits under the First Amendment's free speech protections. After a lower court ruled in favor of the Federal Election Commission,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which took a similar step last month. DeSantis posted the executive order, “Protecting Floridians from Radical Islamic Terrorist Organizations,” to social platform X. The order directs Florida...
White House chief of staff said President Trump will be a constant presence on the campaign trail ahead of next year’s midterm elections, saying in an interview on Monday that he will campaign like it’s 2024. “Typically in the midterms it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House. You localize the election and you...
A major campaign finance battle will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the justices weigh whether to strike down federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates. Vice President Vance was one of the challengers. When he was a senator, he filed suit alongside former Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Republicans’ campaign committees in both chambers against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which enforces the...
President Trump said in a new interview that Ukraine should hold elections despite being locked in war with Russia. “They’re using war not to hold an election. I would think the Ukrainian people should have that choice,” Trump told Politico. “They talk about having a democracy but it gets to the point where it’s not...
President Trump in an interview published Tuesday railed against what he called "weak" leaders from Europe, complaining that they did not know what to do on migration and trade. Trump sat down with Politico after the outlet declared him the most influential person shaping Europe. In the interview, the president bemoaned that many nations in...
The Trump administration's bombing of a small boat in the Caribbean, which killed 11 people, was more complicated than first revealed, and the second strike was condemned as a "war crime" by some Republicans and Democrats alike.
President Trump on Tuesday evening will travel to Pennsylvania, where he will deliver remarks as the White House tries to gain control of the narrative on affordability and the economy. Trump said in an interview published ahead of the trip that the economy under his second administration should get a grade of “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” This morning,...
President Trump gave the economy under his second administration an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus” ahead of his trip to Pennsylvania to sell his efforts to bring down inflation on Tuesday. The president made the comments during an interview with Politico that was conducted on Monday. During the interview, Trump was asked about one of his of his supporters...
