The Trump administration on Wednesday restored library grants after a judge determined attempts to defund and dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were unlawful. “Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to...
Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike seemed dubious of President Trump’s tariffs justified by declarations of national emergencies as they heard arguments in a legal challenge to the policy. The court will now begin drafting its opinion behind closed doors after a nearly three-hour hearing that provided a glimpse into the justices’ thinking. Here...
San Francisco leaders are rallying to create legislation that puts checks on the autonomous Waymo vehicles after one of the cars killed a neighborhood cat nicknamed, KitKat. San Francisco city supervisor Jackie Fielder has been one of the most vocal critics of the self-driving vehicles after the loss of the pet, who could frequently be...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Wednesday that he would support President Trump should he follow through on his earlier threat to send U.S. troops into Nigeria to defend the country’s Christian population from Islamic extremists. Trump over the weekend threatened to mobilize American forces against Islamist terrorists killing Christians, blaming Nigeria’s leaders for failing to tackle the...
President Trump has nominated former Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM manages federal lands and sets policy for energy production, grazing and recreation upon them. Pearce unsuccessfully ran to be New Mexico’s governor in 2018. In the House, he served on the House Natural Resources committee, which...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday it would end protections from deportation for citizens of South Sudan. Citizens of South Sudan have qualified for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since the country gained its independence in 2011, with the status most recently extended by the Biden administration, which determined nationals could not be returned...
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Wednesday rebuked an attack on a Jewish Day School in Brooklyn where a swastika was painted on the window. “This is a disgusting and heartbreaking act of antisemitism, and it has no place in our beautiful city,” Mamdani wrote in a statement on X. “As Mayor, I...
President Trump warned during a speech in Miami that New Yorkers will soon flee to Florida following the city’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) win on Tuesday. “Now the Democrats are so extreme that Miami will soon be the refuge for those fleeing communism in New York City. They flee,” Trump said speaking to a crowd...
Tuesday night’s elections offered Democrats a much-needed shot in the arm while also underscoring competing visions within the party over how to move forward heading into next year. Moderates won big in New Jersey and Virginia, electing Democrats Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger as governor in their respective states. Meanwhile, progressives had a massive night...
Angelina Jolie, the Academy Award-winning actress and former special envoy for the United Nations, braved Russian attacks to visit with Ukrainian families impacted by the war in Kherson, the city subjected to some of Russia’s most grievous war crime allegations. Images from Jolie’s visit were posted on social media Wednesday, showing the actress wearing a...
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding more answers from President Trump’s administration about the ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, including asking for more briefings and explanations for the legal rationale the White House is relying on. The four lawmakers, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.),...
Conservative pundit and radio host Hugh Hewitt warned that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) will become a “bad hangover” for the Democratic Party. In an interview with Fox News’s Jesse Watters on Tuesday, shortly before the mayoral race was called for Mamdani, Hewitt predicted the young state Assembly member would govern the city...
Dick Cheney, who rose to become one of most powerful figures in American politics as the 46th vice president of the United States, made an indelible mark on foreign policy and the reach of the executive branch. That legacy includes one of the worst strategic decisions in U.S. history in crafting the argument for the 2003...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) backed his fellow Republican senator, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), over a rebuke of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) in response to an airport incident. “I concur with @SenatorTimScott’s statement when it comes to the men and women who provide security at the Charleston International Airport,” Graham said in a post on the...
President Trump’s tariffs were met with reservations from the Supreme Court as his administration faced incisive questioning Wednesday over its use of emergency powers to justify his sweeping economic agenda. The court’s conservative majority tussled over whether Trump stretched his emergency authority too far or if it fits within his leeway over foreign policy, as...
