In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. The Wall Street Journal reported in August that fat activists, […]
(NEXSTAR) – Three months after filing for bankruptcy, Texas-based home decor chain At Home is preparing to close more than two dozen stores before the end of the year. At Home Group, Inc., announced in June that it was working to restructure the company with plans to undergo “a transition of ownership” after completing the...
The attorney general for Washington, D.C. has sued the Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops throughout the city amid its crackdown on local crime. Brian Schwalb, the city’s attorney general, said that by sending hundreds of troops into the nation’s capital, the administration has “run roughshod” over the longstanding tenet that the...
President Donald Trump has proposed changing the name of the Department of Defense back to the Department of War, citing a historical record of never losing a war under that name, while Woodrow Wilson had previously proposed a radical reform of the Cabinet in which members could serve in both the executive and legislative branches.
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is opening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison. The new ICE facility, dubbed the “Louisiana Lockup,” will expand detention capacity by more than 400 beds in the coming months and is intended to “house some of the...
The Navy has restored Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to the retired rank of rear admiral after he received a demotion in 2022 for unethical behavior. “After finding good cause to reopen your retired grade determination, and upon review of all applicable reports and references, it is my pleasure to inform you, effective immediately, you are...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says there are no plans for the upper chamber to vote on legislation to direct the Department of Justice to release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite a fervent push in the House to do just that. Thune told reporters Thursday that he’s not aware...
Top Senate Banking Committee Democrat Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) tested Federal Reserve Board nominee Stephan Miran’s loyalty to President Trump during his confirmation hearing Thursday, firing questions at him designed to show his lack of independence. Warren asked him if he thought President Trump lost the 2020 election. Miran, chair of the White House Council of...
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Wednesday warned that the United States is heading towards a “credibility crisis” due to President Trump's moves to influence the Federal Reserve. “We’re on the foothills of a credibility crisis,” Summers said during a Wednesday appearance on Bloomberg Television’s “Wall Street Week” with David Westin. “We are in completely...
House Republicans on Thursday narrowly passed a partisan funding bill for the Energy and water development, cutting nondefense programs while boosting dollars for defense. The vote was 214-213. Four Republicans voted with Democrats against the measure: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Tom McClintock (Calif.) and Scott Perry (Pa.). “The bill’s pretty lacking, that’s...