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CPAC straw poll smashes media narrative of divided conservative movement

The media narrative saying that activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference were divided was shattered following the release of the confab's annual straw poll Saturday.

House discharge petition on TPS for Haiti secures enough signatures to force vote

A discharge petition for a resolution that would require the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for migrants from Haiti earned enough signatures on Friday to force a vote on the House floor. Rep. Marie Gleusenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) was the 218th signature on the petition, which also secured support from four Republicans: Reps. Maria...

Sunday shows preview: GOP divide spills into DHS funding battle; Iran conflict widens

The funding fight to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) left a rupture among Republican lawmakers after the House voted against a Senate bill to partially fund the department. The Senate early Friday approved a bill by unanimous consent to fund DHS but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Border Patrol....

VP Vance wins CPAC straw poll for 2028 GOP presidential nod

Vice President JD Vance is the favorite to earn the Republican nomination for president in 2028, according to a new straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. Vance earned support from about 53 percent of attendees who participated in the presidential preference poll at the annual gathering in Grapevine, Texas,...

Is the ‘Race’ to Net Zero Stumbling? (Yes, That’s a Rhetorical Question)

While policies to support the ‘race’ to net zero global emissions by 2050 are...

Jewish Harvard Students, Alumni Credit University for Cracking Down on Antisemitism as Trump Admin Files New Lawsuit

The lawsuit claims the university has been ‘deliberately indifferent’ to antisemitism. Students say the situation has improved.

‘Revisiting Sonia Sotomayor’s Most Infamous Case’

Sonia Sotomayor’s most infamous case as a Second Circuit judge intertwined with her nomination to the Supreme Court. Ricci v. DeStefano exposed the ugly underside of...

House Ethics Committee Finds Florida Democrat Used FEMA Funds to Back Her Own Campaign

Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a grand jury in November for the alleged theft of federal funds.

Minnesota to host ‘No Kings’ flagship rally, headlining Springsteen amid tensions over ICE and war

Minnesota will be the flagship of the "No Kings" protest movement Saturday when Bruce Springsteen performs "Streets of Minneapolis" in a state where emotions are still raw over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and the deaths of two residents shot by federal officers.

Epstein victim sues DOJ, Google over release of her name in files

A woman who said she is a survivor of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming officials wrongly released information on 100 victims as part of the recent document dump.

Education Department directs student loan borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment

More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices beginning Friday with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt, the Education Department said.

FBI Director Kash Patel’s email hacked by Iran-linked cyber criminals

FBI Director Kash Patel has been the target of an Iranian-linked hack, with his private emails, photos and purported resume being published online.

Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, a change that could open the door to more marketing of peptides, probiotics and other trendy wellness offerings.

Vance says theft of federal dollars by fraud is swamping states, programs

Vice President J.D. Vance kicked off the first meeting of the White House's anti-fraud task force on Friday by suggesting that theft of billions of dollars in Minnesota may be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to defrauding federal programs.

Blue states make businesses pay to prop up failing recycling programs

Democrat-led states grappling with declining recycling rates are shifting the blame -- and the cost -- to producers and distributors.

Interior Dept. to give $461 million to states for expanded oil and gas production in Gulf of America

The Interior Department announced it is disbursing almost $461 million in energy revenue to four Gulf of America energy-producing states, as the Trump administration seeks to ease rising gas prices.

Biden judge freezes Trump admin move against AI firm, fueling battle over security authority

Ruling pauses effort to sideline Anthropic while drawing backlash and support over judicial role in Pentagon policy.

‘Ship has sailed’: This is what Dems won’t get in DHS deal after shunning GOP

Senate Democrats claimed a political victory as the Homeland Security shutdown nears its end, but they secured none of the reforms they desired that started the closure in the first place.

FBI says ‘malicious actors’ targeted Patel’s personal email, Iran-based hacking group claims responsibility

The FBI says “malicious actors" targeted Director Patel’s personal email, adding the information exposed was historical and not government-related.

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