House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump's proposal to reopen the historic Alcatraz prison, calling it "the stupidest initiative put forth by this administration" and a "frivolous" and "silly" idea.
The fight over how the Trump administration has handled disclosures relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is holding up final approval of a bill to codify $9 billion in Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid. Republicans on the House Rules Committee huddled with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and...
Transgender Puerto Ricans younger than 21 no longer will have access to gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgeries under legislation signed this week by the U.S. territory’s Republican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón that threatens doctors with criminal penalties. The law approved late Wednesday would punish health care professionals who provide gender-affirming care to minors and young adults...
The U.S. government sanctioned the head of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, and its five other key leaders and affiliates Thursday, citing involvement in various criminal activities. The Treasury Department said Tren de Aragua is a threat to public safety throughout the Western world and is involved in the illicit drug...
Most Americans say President Trump’s policies in his second term so far have not improved their lives, according to an AP-NORC survey. In the poll, conducted this past weekend, 49 percent of respondents said Trump’s policies have done more to hurt them, while 22 percent said the policies have not made much of a difference...
Podcaster Theo Von called out Vice President Vance on Wednesday for changing his stance on the release of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Von first reposted a clip from his October podcast with Vance where the vice president told listeners, “Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list. That is an important thing.”...
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to several California sheriffs on Thursday requesting the names "of all inmates in their county jails who are not citizens of the United States, their crimes of arrest or conviction and their scheduled release dates." Bondi requested the information within 30 days and said the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Meta investors and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg settled an $8 billion lawsuit with shareholders on Thursday. The investors were seeking $8 billion in damages from Meta in fines and legal costs shelled out by Facebook to resolve users' privacy breaches. Details of the settlement were not immediately available, and a spokesperson for Meta declined to...
Trump administration allows ICE to use Medicaid data for immigration enforcement as 20 states filed lawsuit claiming the transfer of health information violates federal laws.
Sen. Ron Johnson is demanding the National Archives turn over records about former President Joe Biden’s “mental and physical health and cognitive decline," Fox News Digital learned.