Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.
In Boston, Northeastern University renamed a program for underrepresented students, emphasizing "belonging" for all. In New Jersey, a session at Rutgers University catering to students from historically Black colleges had to be abruptly canceled. And around the U.S., colleges are assessing program names and titles that could run afoul of a Trump administration crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late Friday issued new guidance ending official Defense Department events marking Black History Month, Women's History Month, and other "cultural awareness months" across the U.S. military.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office, heading to Central America to press President Donald Trump's top priority - curbing illegal immigration - and bring the message that the U.S. wants to reclaim control over the Panama Canal despite intense resistance from regional leaders.
President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities were still underway as prominent leaders of the Democratic Party accused him of selling out the country to a cadre of tech billionaires who received premium seating at the swearing-in ceremony. At the swearing-in ceremony inside the Capitol rotunda, Trump gave better seats to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and […]
Minnesota Democrat Ken Martin won the race to be the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) next leader on Saturday afternoon, taking the reins from outgoing chair Jaime Harrison. Martin won the DNC race as committee members gathered in Maryland to cast their votes, ultimately securing over 246 votes out of the 448 who voted, winning on...
Fear is suffocating America, contributing to its spiritual and moral disintegration, and contributing to tribalism, where individuals are judged by their identity rather than their actions.
A Michigan priest had his license rescinded by the Anglican Catholic Church after imitating a cross-body gesture that tech billionaire Elon Musk made at an event following President Trump's inauguration, which same critics characterized as a fascist salute. Musk during a speech placed his right arm on the left side of his chest. He then...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday elected Ken Martin as its next party chair, in the wake of major setbacks up and down the ballot in the 2024 elections.