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Trump Signs the (Dollar) Bill

President Trump is adding his signature to the U.S. dollar.

Why We Need ‘Lifeboat’ Ph.D. Programs

We need many more such programs, but the problem is the scarcity of good...

JD Vance’s Allies Drive a Wedge Between Israel and America in Wartime

After all, Vance’s domestic political viability is on the line, and that’s what’s really...

House panel finds Florida Dem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick cheated on campaign rules

A House subcommittee has concluded that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick gamed the system to siphon ill-gotten money into her political campaigns, provided false information on her financial reports and gave special treatment to associates when doling out earmark spending projects.

Costa Rica to accept 25 ‘third country’ deportees from U.S. every week

Costa Rica said Thursday that it would accept 25 migrants deported from the United States per week as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries."

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump, GOP ‘governed America LAST,’ predicts midterm losses

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asserted that President Donald Trump and other Republicans promised "America First" but are delivering "America LAST."

Knives out for Fetterman as Democrats turn on one-time progressive star

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman faces Democratic backlash as Rep. Brendan Boyle calls for his ouster over his support for Mullin and voter ID stances.

Ted Cruz unleashes on Dems for risking American lives with DHS shutdown: ‘Radical open-border base’

Sen. Ted Cruz believes Democrats are moving the goalposts on DHS funding, claiming Chuck Schumer rejected a deal Republicans accepted to end the agency's 40-day funding lapse.

Don Jr.’s shadow hangs over Trump mine fight as China retains critical minerals leverage

Trump's push for domestic mining faces contradiction as his administration defends Biden's EPA veto blocking Alaska's copper-rich Pebble mine project.

Cruz says Trump’s move to strike Iran ‘most consequential decision’ of his presidency

Sen. Ted Cruz says the U.S. is unquestionably winning the war with Iran and claims he advised Trump on Air Force One before the strikes were launched.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.

Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country

Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country lead image

Judge orders Trump administration to nix its ban on using Anthropic’s AI

The Trump administration likely broke the law when it banned the government from using the artificial intelligence tool Claude and forbade any contractors from doing business with its creator, Anthropic PBC, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state.

Trump orders DHS Secretary Mullin to pay TSA agents amid shutdown

President Trump on Thursday directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration officers amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Democratic congresswoman accused in hearing of siphoning COVID cash to her campaign

With President Trump putting a spotlight on fraud, Congress sought to make an example of one of its own members Thursday, holding a rare public hearing to accuse Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of siphoning millions of dollars of ill-gotten money into her campaigns.

Appeals court pauses orders limiting federal agents’ use of tear gas at protests near Portland ICE building

An appeals court paused two lower court rulings that limited tear gas use on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.

A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit

A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursday about alleged excessive force against people protesting or monitoring the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

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