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Alito gives lawyers plain-English lesson on meaning of ‘day’ as Supreme Court weighs late-ballot fight

Justice Samuel Alito emphasized the literal meaning of the word “day" as the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether states can legally accept late-arriving ballots that are postmarked by Election Day.

Chicago lawmaker ripped over ‘disgusting’ response to college student allegedly killed by illegal immigrant

Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden faces fierce backlash after suggesting slain Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

GOP candidate warns Bernie-backed Dem rival’s green ties could hit farms, energy

Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden frames Cooke’s environmental group endorsement as threat to Wisconsin agriculture and energy costs in battleground race.

Pritzker breaks silence on migrant charged in student’s murder, blames Trump for ‘politicizing’ case

Illinois governor responds days after Loyola freshman’s killing, deflects to Trump while sidestepping questions on immigration enforcement

Trump turns 2020 statue wars on their head with Columbus monument revival

A 13-foot Christopher Columbus replica now stands on White House grounds, replacing the monument rioters tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2020.

Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump’s HHS worries health experts

Public health experts and former federal staffers are uneasy over National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s rising influence over U.S. health policy as he temporarily takes on the added role of leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Trump administration announced the leadership shake-up this week, with former interim CDC...

Efforts to fight online financial scams are missing the mark

I question whether targeting these massive online platforms alone is the right approach in combating today’s rapidly evolving fraud tactics.

Newsom says his family will determine whether he runs for president

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), whose name has often been floated as a 2028 presidential contender, said his family will determine whether he runs for the White House. “My son, Romeo, was very powerful, texted me a few months ago, and there was some headline that suggested that I made some decision, and he goes,...

Greer on tariff refunds : ‘We need the court to tell us what to do’

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said the Trump administration would need guidance from the courts on how to handle tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down duties authorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “Well, we need the court to tell us what to do. They’ve created a situation where they...

US trade rep: Trump administration ‘found ways to really reconstruct’ its tariff agenda after SCOTUS ruling

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said the Trump administration “found ways to really reconstruct” its policies on tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the use of an emergency statute for current levies. Greer said the president addressed this in his press conference on Friday. “And he said that since we were looking...

What are the ‘Freedom Trucks’ touring the US, and where are they heading next?

A fleet of trucks are traveling the country in honor of America's 250th anniversary.

Get excited for tax season: Historic refunds are on their way

JPMorgan estimates that more than 100 million Americans will receive a tax refund, with the average refund totaling $3,743. 

Bessent dodges questions about tariff refunds

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday dodged questions about refunds after the Supreme Court struck a vast majority of President Trump’s tariffs down. “I do want to start with the big question, will you refund the roughly $134 billion in revenue taken by these emergency tariffs?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Bessent on “State of the...

Will I be taxed on my canceled student loan debt?

For many who had the good fortune of having their loans canceled in 2025, they may be wondering what that means for their tax return.

How the free market can free NASA from the Space Launch System

The two biggest commercial space companies are stepping up. 

6 in 10 disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union: Poll

Over half of Americans disapprove of President Trump's performance in office, according to a poll released shortly before delivering his State of the Union address this week. In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, conducted from Feb. 12 to 17, 60 percent of respondents said they "disapprove strongly" or "disapprove somewhat" of "the way Donald Trump...

Man fatally shot by law enforcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach

A man was shot and killed by law enforcement personnel at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., early Sunday morning. Secret Service chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi said the man, in early 20s, was killed after "unlawfully entering the secure perimeter" at the resort around 1:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Two Secret Service...

Trump says he’s sending ‘great’ US hospital boat to Greenland

President Trump on Saturday said he was sending a “great” U.S. hospital boat to Greenland, a territory of Denmark that the president fixated on in recent months. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who...

Can the pardon power be saved from its own abusers?

The Pardon Integrity Act, which would grant Congress the power to veto presidential pardons, is intended to address the president's abuse of his pardon powers, but would further politicize the pardon process and potentially remove the people's final fail-safe against an overreaching federal government.

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