President Trump signed an executive order Thursday banning the practice of "birth tourism" and ordering his administration to try to root out firms that assist pregnant women in entering the U.S. just to earn citizenship for their children.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani got a hostile reception from the one borough that never warmed to him, drawing sustained boos and chants of "get out of here" less than a minute into his remarks at a Staten Island police event.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” following remarks made by President Donald Trump about Canada and its leadership. “This is a tough negotiation,” Carney said in French. “You can say ‘nasty.’ But this is a question of Canadian jobs. It’s a question of...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced Thursday that she plans to intervene in the merger deal between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy which, if approved, would create the largest regulated electrical utility in the world. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Spanberger stated that she will make herself a party on the merger, noting...

The Justice Department (DOJ) concluded an investigation into Duke University School of Law, determining the school unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions for three past incoming classes. In a findings letter released Thursday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said Duke Law took racial diversity into consideration when admitting students to its 2023,...

The National Gallery is planning to study how the upcoming Freedom 250 GrandPrix will impact its art collection as IndyCar racecars will reach the speed of 185 mph near some of the District’s most historic artifacts. “In preparation for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the National Gallery conducted an extensive vibration study and based on...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are working on a deal to fund the federal government and start the Senate’s August recess, but they face opposition from President Trump’s allies who want to rack up more GOP accomplishments. Thune’s top priorities are to confirm a package of 74 Trump...

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