The app "Wizz" has been linked to numerous cases of child sexual abuse, and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to hold tech companies accountable for designing platforms with child safety in mind.
Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms. An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious discrimination after she failed an assignment on gender where she cited the
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday pushed for the release of video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “Frankly, if the Pentagon and our Defense secretary are so proud of what they're doing, let the American people see that video. Let the American
Reince Priebus, President Trump’s former chief of staff, said Sunday that the president is frustrated with how Republicans are addressing affordability. “What he’s cranky about is the fact that some of the messaging, I think, on the Republican side isn’t where it needs to be,”
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Sunday responded to President Trump, who said he regretted pardoning the Texas Democrat from bribery charges earlier this week. "I was at church this morning with my wife. I prayed for the president, I prayed for his family, and I prayed for the
President Donald Trump woke up Sunday morning full of anger and regret, it seems. In a morning post on Truth Social, the president ranted against a man he had recently pardoned —Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas—for not having the common decency to switch parties
The Social Security Administration has a pretty good idea of where they generally send the biggest checks.
For eight decades, families torn apart by the Holocaust have sought to reclaim the property that the Nazis stole from them.
Democratic Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday it is “pretty clear” that the Trump administration does not want to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in September. “It’s no different than any of the dozen-plus videos they’ve already released. It seems
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Sunday that he backs the release of video of a controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, as pressure mounts on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Do you think that the video should be released in full to the American
The World Health Organization issued new guidance this week on the use of popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, to treat the "major global health challenge" of obesity.
President Donald Trump on Saturday put a lofty spin on his White House renovations—namely, claiming that, by renovating a bathroom in the White House, he is “saving the heritage of this country.” During his speech at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Trump dwelled for a while
President Trump on Sunday offered more insight into his decision to pardon Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife Imelda, who were both indicted last year on bribery charges, but criticized the former congressman for opting to run as a Democrat in 2026. "Only a short time
Tired of dark mornings and early sunsets? The tides will soon change.
President Trump on Saturday pushed for the Baseball Hall of Fame to admit former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens. “The Baseball Hall of Fame Committee is voting on admitting new Members TOMORROW, and these highly respected owners, executives, writers, and, most importantly, Hall of
As we mark this Pearl Harbor anniversary, let us honor all who served — and ensure we honor the truth.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to commit to releasing video of a controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “We're reviewing it right now to make sure sources, methods, I mean, it's an ongoing operation, [tactics, techniques and
To justify his policies, Trump is relying on a variant of an old fallacy. Instead of punishing individuals because they are members of certain organizations or nationalities, Trump’s rendition of guilt by association punishes an entire group of people because of the behavior of
A new study from MoneyGeek researched health care across the U.S. and with one of their variables being the average life expectancy for every state in the country.
A graduate student at the University of Oklahoma is the latest in a growing list of college instructors to face disciplinary action after being targeted by Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus pressure group founded by the late Charlie Kirk. Mel Curth, a trans psychology
Democrats face dwindling options to move forward with redistricting after the Supreme Court handed Republicans a major victory this week allowing them to use a redrawn map in Texas next year. While Virginia Democrats are signaling they’ll move forward with redrawing their
Afghans and those who have spent years trying to help them since the fallout of the U.S. withdrawal from the country are reeling after a series of punitive actions taken by President Trump in the wake of a deadly shooting against National Guardsmen. The killing of 20-year old
Several prominent congressional Democrats on Saturday slammed the Trump administration's national security strategy (NSS), claiming it favors President Trump's business interests and weakens U.S. influence abroad. "Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy puts his family’s and
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts overhauled a program designed to provide more exposure to historically underutilized businesses in the state procurement process by removing female and minority-owned businesses from the eligibility standards.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday took the podium at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum to attack post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy, declaring a new military focus on the Western Hemisphere while lambasting the decisions of former administrations. Over roughly 40
The National Park Service in 2026 will offer free admission to U.S. residents on June 14 — or Flag Day, which also happens to be President Trump's birthday. But the Interior Department, which oversees the park service, also quietly removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as "unpaid work" so taking small items "feels like compensation."
President Trump on Saturday awarded medals to the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, while hailing the renovations underway at the famed Washington arts destination months after he announced an overhaul of the center and named himself its board chair. “We are making
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went to great lengths Saturday to avoid saying whether the military will release the full, unedited video of its controversial September 2 double-tap strikes on a boat it claims was carrying drugs in the Caribbean. Thus far, only footage of the
Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said President Trump's endorsement of his opponent, conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, hurt his chances of winning the country's election. "It hurt me because I was winning by a much larger margin,” Nasralla told Reuters. The
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dealt with two controversies this week, as Democrats demand his resignation and Republicans leave his fate with President Trump. Hegseth came under fire after The Washington Post reported that he ordered the military to "kill everybody" on a
Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington is calling for the release of Wilmer Toledo-Martinez, an immigrant who she says was mauled last month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attack dog in Vancouver, Washington. According to Murray’s office, Toledo-Martinez is an
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is facing a challenging political future as he finds himself at the epicenter of a growing fraud scandal in his home state. The controversy, which focuses on hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly stolen from a federally funded nutrition program,
He just can’t let it go. President Donald Trump is still over the moon after receiving the FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, an award invented expressly to stroke his ego. On Saturday morning, the president, after dashing off some angry rants at a CNN reporter and Fox and Friends ,
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki weighed in Thursday on the discourse around Pentagon media access, calling out the new "press corps" for consisting of mostly conservative influencers. "What is so interesting right now in Washington is what is happening with the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday praised his conversation with special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner during a "long and substantive" call to further peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. "I am grateful for a very focused,
Juan Orlando Hernández—narcotrafficker, former Honduran president, and recent recipient of a pardon from President Donald Trump—played a key role in what the Justice Department dubbed “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.” Now,
Tesla ranked 10th best, per Consumer Reports.
The stage is set and all 12 groups competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been drawn. And after a 24 hour wait, the organization has announced which nations will play in which stadiums. Prior to the draw, where President Trump was awarded the inaugural peace prize, the only
The White House on Friday posted a video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests spliced with an altered clip of pop musician Sabrina Carpenter on "Saturday Night Live," days after using one of her songs in a similar video. The video, pulled from her Oct. 18
President Trump on Friday celebrated the latest redistricting moves in Indiana, while pressuring several state senators to support a new map that could offer the GOP two more seats in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump called the updated map "much fairer" and "improved," and
Democrats should unite behind popular policies to repair the damage caused by Trump's presidency and build a better future for Americans, including reducing tariffs, reforming the immigration system, restoring funds for clean energy projects, increasing affordable housing,
Federal authorities announced Thursday that an arrest had been made in the nearly five-year-long investigation of pipe bombs planted outside of the Democratic and Republican national committee officers the evening before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Brian Cole Jr.,
Social media users are skewering the U.S. Treasury Department for bragging about something eminently non-bragworthy. On Friday, the Treasury Department’s official X account shared a chart reflecting that, in 2025, “U.S. Treasuries are having their best year since 2020.”
