Senate Democrats are raising the alarm over the proposed change to the definition of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A group, including Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff (Calif.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to express concern over the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would loosen federal...

🔵 Plus: Dems debate impeachment, future leaders {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP ON MONDAY drew new battle lines on trade, immigration and crime as he outlined a series of surprising new proposals that resonated from Washington to Hollywood and provoked fresh debate about his powers. Over a head-spinning 48 hours, Trump said he’d reopen Alcatraz, slap...

President Trump on Monday met in the Oval Office with an American ballerina who was released from a Russian prison earlier this year as part of an exchange. Trump spoke with Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national who was detained last year on treason charges. The White House posted footage of the meeting, which was...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Politico Magazine article published Monday that the king of Jordan “cut us off” regarding a pledge to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children. Two months ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan pledged to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, but Kennedy...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that fellow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) would be a potent candidate to lead the Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Jeffries stopped short of endorsing Ocasio-Cortez for the seat, saying there would be a number of highly qualified Democrats who would seek...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal tastes, even as it is a long shot to come to fruition. Alcatraz, the island located off the coast of San Francisco, was closed as a prison in 1963 and has since been turned into a...

A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in the U.S. at higher prices than the international average. The bill from Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is a riff on the “most favored nation” policy President Trump pushed in his first...

Prince William is the most popular living royal among Americans, with a 63% positive rating, while Prince Harry is second with a 56% positive rating, according to a YouGov poll conducted in April.

President Trump is threatening to rewrite the script on how Hollywood does business, with his talk of a tariff on foreign films alarming entertainment industry veterans and sending them scrambling to figure out both the impact and likelihood of a blockbuster-sized shake-up. The White House said on Monday that while “no decisions on foreign film...

President Trump announced Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL draft, touting it as a major cultural event and as part of a broader effort to improve the city. Trump was flanked in the Oval Office by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D),...