The state of Michigan is suing major oil companies and an industry association, alleging that they colluded to hamper the adoption of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). In a lawsuit announced Friday, Michigan sued BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump
The Treasury Department announced its Office of Foreign Assets Control will target and place sanctions on nine Iranian shadow fleet vessels and their owners who allegedly transported hundreds of millions in Iranian oil and petroleum to foreign markets. “Today’s sanctions target
Police officials in Lafayette, Ind., said they have arrested five people in the nonfatal shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife at their home that prompted concerns about escalating threats against the judiciary. Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer was shot in the
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called for an investigation Friday into a deal that saw TikTok's American business spun off into a separate entity in order to allow the app to continue operating in the U.S. The deal was finalized Thursday, with TikTok announcing it had officially
President Trump and Vice President Vance each addressed the annual March for Life rally in Washington on Friday, touting the administration’s record in the anti-abortion movement. “In my first term, I was honored to appoint judges and justices who believed in interpreting the
NATO has drifted from its original purpose of preventing Soviet expansion in Europe to a moralizing, expansive alliance that has been involved in numerous interventions and proxy wars, making it an unaccountable and ineffective force for peace.
When a president threatens pollsters instead of grappling with what voters are actually saying, that’s a problem.
Governors in multiple states have issued emergency declarations ahead of expected severe winter weather this weekend. A forecast report issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) early Friday morning warned of an impending “significant, long duration winter storm” from the
In an administration that sometimes seems to lack a well-defined institutional role for JD Vance, he appears to be taking on a new function: putting a softer, more reasonable face on Stephen Miller’s authoritarian police state. The vice president journeyed to Minneapolis on
Corporate America is bracing for another proxy season filled with politically charged shareholder proposals, but companies can take control of the process by adopting tailored bylaws that limit repetitive proposals and exclude matters unrelated to the company's business.
ICE agents in Maine arrested a Black law enforcement officer even after he repeatedly told them he was a legal immigrant. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed to reporters Thursday that a viral cell phone video of a man being detained by ICE agents in a Portland,
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are “experts with children” when asked about the agency's detainment of a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota this week. “I will say unequivocally that we are experts in
Happy Friday! I made the mistake of going to Costco yesterday and it was a madhouse. Everyone in the DMV seemed to be there stocking up for the winter storm. Here’s the latest forecast for the storm. In today's issue: 🌨️ WINTER STORM FERN More than half of America braces for a
Federal judges in Minnesota are rejecting arrest warrants for some anti-ICE protesters because federal officials haven’t actually backed up claims that demonstrators have broken any law. Federal immigration agents have repeatedly failed to provide sufficient evidence that
The government has introduced two bipartisan bills to give states the flexibility to use contracted support to help process SNAP and Medicaid applications quickly and efficiently, while protecting public employees and preventing financial conflicts of interest.
MAGA operative Corey Lewandowski—who has long been rumored to be having an affair with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—will be extending his stay as her de facto chief of staff. Despite being classified as a temporary employee, Lewandowski has been playing a shadow role
A pair of foreign policy-focused Republican lawmakers expressed alarm over a recent report of the U.S. potentially withdrawing its troops from Syria, warning that a decreased presence in the country would be to the benefit of ISIS. “Wow, if true, ISIS would love that. A small
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) slammed the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities detained a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota while targeting his father, who officials said was in the country illegally. The child was detained in the driveway of
The age of smooth globalization, unipolarity and middle-power brokerage is over.
A new survey found that a majority of respondents disapprove of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is handling its job. A New York Times/Siena poll released Friday found 63 percent of registered voters disapprove of how ICE is handling its job, while 36 percent said
Various groups opposed to the Trump administration's aggressive operations targeting immigrants in Minnesota are planning mass demonstrations and an "economic blackout" on Friday in an attempt to pressure Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to leave the state.
Americans have booed, jeered, and chased Greg Bovino out of their communities—but the Customs and Border Protection boss still hasn’t gotten the message that the country does not like him. In a bizarre interview with News Nation Thursday night, Bovino claimed that despite the
U.S. air traffic control infrastructure is straining under decades of neglect.
It’s official: ICE abducted a Tufts University student over an op-ed. Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish Ph.D. candidate, was snatched off the street by six masked federal officers in March last year, even after the State Department had determined that the Trump administration had no
The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion, it said Wednesday night. The administration said the changes or eliminations from the $83 billion in total funding come after its review of $104 billion in loan obligations issued
Kash Patel is firing senior agents and directors at the FBI with connections to investigations into Donald Trump. MS NOW reports that the FBI has removed the special agent in charge in Atlanta, the acting assistant director of New York’s field office, and up to six agents in
President Trump has set off a firestorm in the United Kingdom and among NATO allies whose troops fought and died in Afghanistan by claiming NATO forces "stayed a little back" from the front lines. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leaders across the political spectrum,
Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol commander, on Thursday defended his trench coat after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) accused him of buying "SS garb." "That coat is definitely Border Patrol issued," Bovino said on "On Balance with Leland Vittert" on NewsNation, The Hill's
The U.N. Charter forbids violations of other states’ sovereignty except in cases of self-defense. So, Trump framed Venezuela’s allowing illegal migration to the United States as an armed attack.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that university association members may seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed as retribution for challenging an alleged Trump administration policy to single out campus activists critical of Israel’s war in Gaza for
Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the longest-serving House Democrat in Congress, announced Friday he’s endorsing Maryland Del. Adrian Boafo (D), his former campaign manager, to succeed him. “With deep respect for his character, admiration for his experience & faith in his ability—I’m
The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior after National Park Service staff removed an exhibit on slavery from the President's House site in Independence National Historical Park. The lawsuit asks for a preliminary injunction to keep the displays
A striking number of EU states did not contribute even a single soldier to the exercise, despite their treaty obligations.
In apparent blissful ignorance of the country’s ICE-induced bedlam, several House Democrats voted alongside nearly every Republican member to give more money to the immigration agency. The Department of Homeland Security’s $64.4 billion bill passed Thursday by a vote of
Most of the obvious reactions to Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday have already been delivered, and I agree with them. It’s hard to imagine what on earth Chairman Jim Jordan—and hearing his whiny, tinny, angry, lying voice awoke involuntary
The man accused of leading a murder-for-hire plot against Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was found not guilty Thursday. Juan Espinoza Martinez, who faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted, admitted to sending a message to his friend over the social platform Snapchat
The White House referred to an altered photo of Minnesota protester Nekima Levy Armstrong’s arrest as a “meme” on Thursday. “YET AGAIN to the people who feel the need to reflexively defend perpetrators of heinous crimes in our country I share with you this message: Enforcement
The FBI is investigating the death of Jim Irsay, the former owner of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, according to a new report. The investigation, first reported by The Washington Post, centers on a doctor who provided Irsay with prescription pain pills and ketamine injections in
Instead of high-speed rail or sorely needed infrastructure overhaul, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is using his powers to try to bring IndyCar racing to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. Punchbowl News reported Friday that Duffy is pushing for an IndyCar race
FBI Director Kash Patel doesn’t like to read briefings. Forty-five current FBI employees spoke to The New York Times about the state of the bureau one year into Patel’s tenure, and his lack of interest in reading is one of the many revelations about their new director. What
President Donald Trump blamed the “big aspirin” he’s taking for his enormous bruise that has suddenly switched hands . Trump was photographed at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week with what appeared to be yet another large bruise. This time, the back of his left hand
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said getting booed off the stage by former Vice President Al Gore during his speech at a dinner in Davos, Switzerland, was the “greatest honor” of his trip, mocking Gore’s reputation as a climate activist. “It was the greatest honor of my trip
Envoys from the U.S., Russia and Ukraine will meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for security discussions aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the issue of territorial concessions as the main focus. The trilateral talks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with
The pardon gave him cautious hope — not necessarily in Trump, but in the possibility that disproportionate punishment might still be recognized as such.
Trump is digging many holes. With enthusiasm. Possibly with a backhoe.
President Trump is selling permanent membership spots on his new “Board of Peace” for $1 billion—and he won’t tell us what the money is for. “On the Board of Peace, some of the countries … I think the permanent members contributed a billion dollars,” a reporter asked Trump on
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rising global popularity has cost him a seat at Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” “Dear Prime Minister Carney,” Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening. “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dragged a half-naked elderly grandfather out into the snow in handcuffs while on a manhunt—but the person they were looking for was already in custody. The Department of Homeland Security tried to justify dragging ChongLy “Scott” Thao
