Trump-Kennedy Center vandalism suspect accused of pouring toxic substance on outdoor ice rink as federal authorities investigate what officials described as a "targeted attack."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will pause two of its programs meant to expedite the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) airport screening process starting Sunday as a shutdown of the agency stretches into a second week, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported that the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs would temporarily cease...
New York is relaxing its liquor laws to allow bars and restaurants in some parts of the state to open early for the U.S. men’s hockey team’s gold medal game against Canada on Sunday. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Saturday that she directed the State Liquor Authority to suspend enforcement between 6 a.m. and...
The state of Michigan is suing major oil companies and an industry association, alleging that they colluded to hamper the adoption of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). In a lawsuit announced Friday, Michigan sued BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute. It alleged they acted as a “cartel” as part of an effort to...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump administration's withdrawal from international collaborations. Newsom traveled this week to the...
The Treasury Department announced its Office of Foreign Assets Control will target and place sanctions on nine Iranian shadow fleet vessels and their owners who allegedly transported hundreds of millions in Iranian oil and petroleum to foreign markets. “Today’s sanctions target a critical component of how Iran generates the funds used to repress its own...
Police officials in Lafayette, Ind., said they have arrested five people in the nonfatal shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife at their home that prompted concerns about escalating threats against the judiciary. Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer was shot in the arm, and his wife, Kimberly, was struck in the hip on Sunday. The...
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called for an investigation Friday into a deal that saw TikTok's American business spun off into a separate entity in order to allow the app to continue operating in the U.S. The deal was finalized Thursday, with TikTok announcing it had officially established the new U.S. venture. “After over a year...
President Trump and Vice President Vance each addressed the annual March for Life rally in Washington on Friday, touting the administration’s record in the anti-abortion movement. “In my first term, I was honored to appoint judges and justices who believed in interpreting the Constitution as written,” Trump said in a video address to attendees. “And...
NATO has drifted from its original purpose of preventing Soviet expansion in Europe to a moralizing, expansive alliance that has been involved in numerous interventions and proxy wars, making it an unaccountable and ineffective force for peace.
Various groups opposed to the Trump administration's aggressive operations targeting immigrants in Minnesota are planning mass demonstrations and an "economic blackout" on Friday in an attempt to pressure Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to leave the state. Organizers from more than 100 groups — including labor unions, progressive organizations and religious groups — urged...
The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion, it said Wednesday night. The administration said the changes or eliminations from the $83 billion in total funding come after its review of $104 billion in loan obligations issued by the Biden administration. While some cancellations have been already announced...
President Trump has set off a firestorm in the United Kingdom and among NATO allies whose troops fought and died in Afghanistan by claiming NATO forces "stayed a little back" from the front lines. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leaders across the political spectrum, along with former soldiers and the parents of fallen military...
