President Donald Trump is right that Greenland harbors immense strategic value, for it commands a large part of the Arctic where China and Russia are building and encroaching. But he is wrong to threaten Denmark to cede sovereignty. The president should instead pursue a compromise that fulfills U.S. security needs without jeopardizing America’s moral standing and NATO alliances. Trump wants Greenland for two […]
Virginia Senate approves constitutional amendment which would allow the legislature to redraw congressional maps, potentially adding four Democratic seats for upcoming elections.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday told Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz that it is not "cool" that robots are performing ultrasounds in Alabama, after Oz brought up the subject at the White House earlier in the day. Oz joined President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday sued Virginia for not handing over state voter data, the latest among several states the department has targeted in an effort to retrieve registration information from individuals across the country since last year. Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, shared screenshots of the...
A federal judge on Friday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to limit their tactics against protesters in Minnesota, as federal immigration enforcement officers confront demonstrators rallying after a woman was killed by an ICE officer last week. U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote in her order that ICE cannot retaliate against, arrest or...
The House advanced a GOP health care bill Wednesday, even as moderate Republicans signed a Democratic discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies in an act of defiance against leadership. The vote was 213-209. Rep. Jen Kiggans (Va.) was the only Republican to vote no. The GOP package would not address the expiring...
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday made way for President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., to continue, a boon for his campaign to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously agreed to pause a lower court order blocking troops from being sent into...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Pentagon’s ongoing probe into him Tuesday. “This is all a bunch of bulls‑‑‑,” Kelly told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Defense Department said Monday it is escalating its review into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over a Nov. 18 video in which and other Democrats told U.S. service members...
President Trump on Wednesday attacked Brown University over what he claimed was a lack of security cameras after the FBI faced criticism for arresting a person in connection with a fatal shooting who was later released due to insufficient evidence. "Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras?" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "There...
The Justice Department has until Friday to release its files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law on Nov. 19, gives DOJ 30 days to release its documents, setting the deadline for Dec. 19. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities last...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Vanity Fair for publishing a bombshell profile on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in which she appeared to give candid assessments of President Trump’s Cabinet and his policies. In a statement on social platform X, Rubio joined the chorus of White House officials standing by Wiles while...
Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month stint for refusing to abide a congressional subpoena, he was whisked onto the Republican National Convention stage and welcomed back into the fold. With President Trump back in the White House, so, too, is Navarro, reprising his role as trade adviser to a...
MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North...
Governor Kathy Hochul maintains a 19-point lead over her Republican challengers in a hypothetical 2026 election matchup, according to a Siena College poll, while New Yorkers expressed optimism about the state's direction and supported proposals to tax the wealthy to fund social services.
