An Iranian official on Wednesday warned Gulf states that Iran has “no red lines” when it comes to its defense, following a threat from President Trump to launch another “big attack” on Iran in retaliation for its attacks on commercial ships. “The Gulf states that have stood alongside Trump in the Iran-America regime conflict should...
President Trump on Wednesday kindled a significant thaw in relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, as Ukraine seizes the initiative in its more than four-year war against Russia. Trump announced the U.S. would buy Ukrainian drones and, even more importantly, gave a...
Five faith-based organizations are calling on the White House to release funding for HIV/AIDS prevention abroad that Congress already appropriated. In a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the groups urged full funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;...
An appeals court on Tuesday ruled that part of Florida’s law restricting how race and gender are taught in classrooms, specifically provisions restricting how those topics are taught in colleges, violates free speech rights. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit determined part of the Stop Wrongs Against Our...
President Trump and other leaders wrapped up the NATO alliance’s whirlwind summit in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday with a number of significant developments. Trump gave Ukraine the go-ahead to produce Patriot interceptors amid its ongoing war with Russia, a move that will be celebrated by NATO members. At the same time, Trump lashed out at...
The U.S. Department of Education has granted barbering, cosmetology and massage-therapy programs more time to comply with its new accountability rule, recognizing the skilled, tip-earning work of these professions and the need for a more accurate measure of their graduates' earnings.
The Supreme Court's decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC has strengthened the political parties, allowing them to spend without limit in direct coordination with their candidates, while still maintaining transparency and accountability.
President Trump said Wednesday he is undecided on whether to readmit Turkey into the U.S.'s F-35 fighter jet program after expelling the country during his first term. "I haven't totally made up my mind, but my inclination is to say, look, he's [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan] done everything, he's helped us in so many...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children is a “smart” policy. “I will give this administration credit for this. … We’ve had Democratic presidents, the Republican presidents, who have not been able to get this done, and it actually got done,” Moore said on an episode of "The...
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act has passed the House and is now before the Senate, and is designed to provide coordination and support to state and local law enforcement to fight large-scale organized retail crime, and is not about petty theft or federalizing shoplifting.
U.S. airlines paid billions of dollars more for jet fuel in May, in the second consecutive month that fuel costs exceeded $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that airlines spent $6.6 billion on jet fuel in May, an 84 percent increase from one year ago. In April,...
