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Business lobby calls on Congress for reliable infrastructure spending; diesel export ban slammed

The current federal infrastructure law is set to expire on Wednesday, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm.

Surprise! Barron Trump is dating like any other college student

Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Trump, has reportedly dated a girlfriend he met at New York University for more than a year.

Florida attorney general seeks temporary injunction against OpenAI over AI safety risks

Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier went to court Monday seeking an injunction to pause OpenAI's artificial intelligence developments, asserting that its harm is immediate and irreparable unless judicial involvement puts a stop to it.

Trump takes fight over prisoners’ transgender medical treatment to Supreme Court

President Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to approve the federal prisons' new policy of refusing to pay for hormone treatments and surgeries for prisoners who seek to undergo gender transitions while behind bars.

Trump to announce planned $15 billion steel mill in Iowa

President Trump will announce on Monday a Minnesota company's plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, a White House official confirmed to The Washington Times.

Excellent Sixth Circuit Ruling Against Michigan Ban on Talk Therapy

In a ruling yesterday (in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer), a divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled that therapists who “offer counseling in the form of...

Trump Inflates Economic Record in Spin-Heavy Speech

Trump spent the evening insisting that the U.S. economic numbers are significantly better than they actually are.

Hey, Good for You, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino entered the FBI as an outspoken believer in certain conspiracy theories, and ended up playing a role in dispelling those conspiracy theories.

In rare ruling, EU’s top court sides with refugee’s appeal in a landmark case against Frontex

In a rare judgment, the European Union's highest court sided with a Syrian refugee's appeal in a landmark case that sought damages against the European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, opening the way for other victims to do the same.

Hannah Dugan set to present her case as trial for helping immigrant winds down

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities is set to present her case as her trial on obstruction and concealment charges winds down.

Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk

Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization that Charlie Kirk turned into a political juggernaut, will convene its flagship conference on Thursday for the first time since the assassination of its charismatic founder, testing the durability of a fractious movement that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House.

FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he’s grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy

Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission's leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, suggesting that Brendan Carr was politicizing an independent agency and trampling the First Amendment.

Federal cuts hit hard in rural districts that rely on grant money

When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done.

Inflation report comes in cooler than expected, at 2.7% annual rate

Consumer prices rose at a lower-than-expected rate for the year leading to November, the Department of Labor said Thursday in its first major inflation report since the government shutdown.

Once a Super Bowl sideline star, Tafoya now at the center of GOP’s bold play for Minnesota Senate seat

Republicans eye Minnesota Senate seat expansion as Trump's narrow 2024 loss signals opportunity in traditionally blue state for GOP majority growth.

House Republicans demand Trump reverse course after ‘strongly considering’ marijuana executive order

President Trump considers rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III despite some strong GOP opposition. House Republicans urge president to keep current classification.

HHS unleashes sweeping crackdown on child ‘sex-rejecting procedures,’ threatens hospital, Medicaid funding

HHS proposes blocking Medicare and Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures on patients under 18, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling such treatments malpractice.

Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy

The Democratic National Committee is refusing to release its autopsy of the party’s major 2024 losses it announced on Wednesday, breaking Chair Ken Martin’s...

Texas Republicans launch ‘Sharia Free America Caucus’ aimed at defending ‘Western civilization’

Republican lawmakers launch Sharia Free America Caucus, claiming Islamic law is threatening the Constitution in an escalating culture war over Western civilization.

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