The Supreme Court justices recused a combined 64 times this term when deciding what new cases to hear. The leader might not be who you think. Twenty-three recusals came from Justice Samuel Alito, a leading voice in the court’s conservative majority who is stepping aside at a
It’s almost hard to believe now, but in the not too distant past, there have been presidents who actually labored quite intensely to not be in the news any more than was necessary. President Barack Obama, in fact, seemed to actually want his presidency ensconced in relative
As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran, signs are mounting that the U.S. military is preparing for a potential return to major military operations. But experts are skeptical that an intensified air strike campaign — even if it takes out bridges, water
President Trump took aim at the press, Democrats and some of his celebrity critics in a speech that received a lukewarm reception at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s (WHCA) dinner on Friday evening. Trump took the stage just months after a gunman allegedly
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas, who served under both President Trump and former President Biden, criticized the federal government’s handling of a Cyclospora outbreak that has impacted thousands of Americans. In an interview with
The House Oversight Committee’s subpoena demanded all NDAs for which Black is a party to.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Grant cancellations 'based solely' on politics: filing Federal green grants canceled last year were selected “solely” based on a state’s political affiliation, the Trump administration said in a recent court
President Trump on Friday issued an executive order directing disclaimers be installed outside the Smithsonian's Museum of American history to warn passerby that some of the museum's exhibits do not reflect his perspective on the nation's past. In an executive order entitled
President Trump’s new global tariffs based on forced-labor violations have already drawn a lawsuit and criticism from American allies, but experts say the legal basis may make them harder to strike down than previous tariffs. Trump’s previous “liberation day" tariffs under the
Federal green grants canceled last year were selected “solely” based on a state’s political affiliation, the Trump administration said in a recent court filing. In the filing, Department of Energy (DOE) lawyer Jeff Novak said the department came up with a list of 624 grants
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the United States is in “deep trouble” with the Iran war, comparing it to the U.S.’s drawn-out conflict in Vietnam. Panetta, who also led the CIA during the Obama administration, told CNN in an interview that "history tells us that
The White House is trying to discourage a previously endorsed candidate from switching districts.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday during a press conference that Canada is prepared to respond to President Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods if intensified negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement fall through. “We’re ready because
U.K. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle landed in Washington this week, arriving just as the United Kingdom cycled through yet another prime minister. "We're overachieving on prime ministers," he said during an interview at the British ambassador’s residence in
Paramount Skydance said Friday that it has agreed to delay the company’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amid a pending lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general to block the merger. The company and the attorneys general said in a court filing that both sides
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) made a surprise, last-minute endorsement for Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) over progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the open Michigan Senate race on Friday — highlighting Democratic angst over the possibility of a far-left victory in the Aug. 4
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI, Hugging Face breach stokes fears on what's next for AI Washington and the technology industry are on high alert this week after OpenAI revealed that some of its AI agents went rogue and hacked into the systems of
Morris Katz, the Democratic strategist who helped recruit Graham Platner to run for the U.S. Senate in Maine, reflected on the string of controversies that led up to Platner’s decision to exit the race. In a podcast interview with The New York Times’s Ezra Klein released
As a large outbreak of cyclospora has ravaged the Midwest, Democrats have frequently pinned blame on the Trump administration for terminating a monitoring program for the parasite. But the change to the program, called FoodNet, is unlikely to have played much of a direct role
President Trump described NBA superstar LeBron James as a possible racist, saying he prefers Michael Jordan when asked about the two in the Oval Office on Friday. “Well, Michael Jordan's a guy that's a friend of mine. I golf with him. He's a really good guy,” Trump said when
The White House has admitted in court that it deliberately canceled federal grants to states that didn’t vote for President Trump. In court documents filed last week, and first reported on by The New York Times , Trump administration officials confirmed they terminated $7.5
President Trump said Friday that "nobody got out ahead" of him in the announcement of a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, despite the president changing the terms of the agreement the next day. Trump's remarks served to push back against a CNN report that he was
President Trump said Friday that four new nuclear power plants had hit a key milestone recently, a win for a vital energy source his administration has promoted. Flanked by CEOs and administration officials, Trump said in the Oval Office that four companies had met his
California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during its June primary, the highest total in recent election cycles, as a surge in late-postmarked ballots sparked concerns about changes to U.S. Postal Service processing. According to data from the California secretary of
President Trump will deliver remarks Friday evening at the do-over White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, three months after the first event was disrupted by a gunman looking to target Trump and his administration officials. The president's speech, according to
Republicans are urging the president to sidestep negotiations with Tehran and instead pound Iran even harder. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker told The Hill Thursday that he encouraged the president to continue hitting the country through multiple
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is investigating two stabbings as possible hate crimes, police said Thursday. An Asian man and a Jewish man were injured in separate attacks, which occurred midday Thursday in the Upper West Side. Both men were transported to Mount
The Education Department said Thursday that it is rescinding a long-standing policy allowing statistical disparities to serve as evidence of discrimination in schools during civil rights investigations. The policy, which took place immediately, eliminated guidance dating back
President Trump’s new tariffs were hit with a legal challenge Friday from two small businesses that are represented by part of the legal team that toppled Trump’s earlier tariffs at the Supreme Court. The new surcharge, between 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods imported
Alaska’s effort to appease President Trump’s claims that noncitizens are voting has ended up punishing U.S. citizens. The Alaska Beacon reported Thursday that the state removed 3,048 people from its active voter list, including many citizens who were accidentally flagged by the
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann called House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) recommendation of criminal charges for former special counsel Jack Smith “preposterous.” In an interview on MS NOW with Jen Psaki, Weissmann added, “You cannot read this
Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest. The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan,
President Trump on Friday pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately take up a House-passed budget resolution to advance critical funding for the Iran war despite Thune’s statement on Thursday saying the measure doesn’t have the votes to pass in the
Senate Republicans don’t currently expect the resolution to come up in the next two weeks.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on the idea that he supports the "far right," quipping in a recent interview that he backs "normal people" and slamming the media for its coverage of conservatives. In an interview published Thursday by The Economist,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) tally of 2026 measles cases has officially surpassed the annual total of last year, with more then 2,300 cases reported from across most of the country. As of July 23, the CDC has confirmed 2,318 new measles cases in 2026,
After selling a barely disguised version of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro from its website
President Donald Trump is suddenly reneging on the terms of the Gordie Howe Bridge project after he claimed Ottawa “disinvited” U.S. officials from the Michigan–Ontario crossing’s grand opening. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe
South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee's recommendation will now go to
President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union for fining Google over allegedly violating its digital competition law, stating the "illegal and highly discriminatory practice" will be probed in a trade investigation. "The European Union is at it again and, as usual,
President Trump said Friday it was “fine” that Canada excluded the U.S. from its ceremony marking the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the Trump administration threatened a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports. “Canada disinvited the United States
I know the phrase "kill switch" immediately raises eyebrows. It sounds dystopian. It sounds like government overreach. But I think that framing misses the more important question. Why are lawmakers from both parties suddenly agreeing that something like this might be necessary?
Alaska sent more than 3,000 letters to voters in the state asking them to verify their citizenship, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, after a data mix-up between state agencies possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said
President Trump will speak from the White House Friday afternoon as the administration marks a major milestone in expanding domestic nuclear energy. The announcement comes just more than a year after Trump signed four executive orders seeking to quadruple the nation’s nuclear
Cyclospora isn't the only public health crisis the U.S. is contending with in 2026. Measles, one of the world's most contagious viruses, has now spread to 43 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
The web and Google once had a deal: Google collects data and indexes webpages and in exchange sends oceans of traffic to websites. The deal wasn't perfect and certainly made Google more money than it made the websites, but it worked for a long time. Now, however, the deal seems
"At the time, we didn’t know they were targeting her specifically, we thought maybe they were just asking Latina women to talk about their visa status," a witness said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump in Washington next week as the widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran fuels growing concerns about the conflict's endgame. Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday and meet with Trump at the White House,