The Trump administration restored mental health and substance abuse grants one day after abruptly cancelling them, with Democrats blasting the chaos caused by the ordeal. Late on Tuesday, recipients of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants
"They may look innocent, but the danger is real," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned.
President Trump is set to honor the 2025 Stanley Cup champions at the White House on Thursday afternoon. The Florida Panthers won their second-consecutive championship last June, defeating the Edmonton Oilers across six games. The Panthers visited with Trump last year to mark
The Pentagon on Thursday said it is moving a carrier strike group from the South China Sea toward the Middle East as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group were spotted moving west away from the
Alyssa Farah Griffin warned against President Trump’s suggestion Thursday that he could invoke the Insurrection Act to militarize federal troops in Minnesota, saying it could result in “tremendous clashes” in the state. The president posted Thursday on Truth Social that he was
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced Thursday she’s backing former state Georgia Sen. Jason Esteves (D) for governor. "I am endorsing Jason Esteves for governor because this moment calls for strong leadership and a strong governor who will fight against Donald
What we’re watching right now is a tug-of-war between short-term political wins to help Republicans in the midterms and long-term economic stability. Undercutting the Fed may feel like relief in the moment, but history shows it can lead to higher inflation, market instability
Loomer doesn’t want people who think for themselves, she wants a Republican Party that votes in lockstep with her vision of Donald Trump.
The Trump administration announced new sanctions Thursday against Iranian officials, as tension rises between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's continued suppression of anti-government protests. The Treasury Department said the levies will target “the architects of the Iranian
The Treasury Department is preparing regulations to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which would require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to collect and share detailed personal and transaction data with foreign governments, raising privacy concerns.
The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted 18 House races toward Democrats in the latest sign of the party’s momentum ahead of the midterms. Citing President Trump’s unpopular polling numbers and Democrats’ winning streak in recent special elections, the nonpartisan
Maine officials on Wednesday warned residents they were expecting federal immigration authorities to arrive in the state in the coming days. The potential action follows days of unrest in Minnesota and Oregon, including a fatal shooting in Minneapolis that prompted sometimes
Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) introduced legislation Thursday to cap credit card late fees at $8. Their proposal, the Credit Card Fairness Act, would codify a March 2024 ruling from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
When John Hinckley Jr. was approached about writing a memoir, he was hesitant.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has bowed to pressure from his own party and declined to seek a third term, citing the need to focus on combating the state's pervasive fraud problem.
Sens. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are introducing legislation that would bar congressional members and their immediate families from owning or trading individual stocks. The bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act would prohibit the purchase, sale, or
A nationwide recall of chocolate has expanded to include eight products that may be contaminated with salmonella.
Restoring explicit protections for religious leaders in Colombia aligns with our national interests and should factor into U.S. policy priorities in 2026.
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Wednesday said President Trump’s swipes at annexing Greenland represent an “abuse of power.” “It’s abuse of power. It’s what Trump does across the board. You heard about it from some of your guests earlier on the show in different
NATO is rallying to protect Greenland from the United States. Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland have all confirmed plans to deploy military personnel to Greenland, after diplomatic talks with the United States this week ended in disaster, CNBC reported Thursday.
Three-quarters of Americans oppose efforts by the Trump administration to take control of Greenland, including nearly half of the president’s Republican base, according to a new survey. In the CNN poll, conducted by SSRS this past weekend, 75 percent of respondents said they
Plus: Maria Machado’s big chance to woo Trump, and a top ICE official leaves to run for Congress.
A major offshore wind farm is allowed to resume construction, a federal judge ruled Thursday, the second such ruling in the wake of the Trump administration’s latest attempt to block these projects. Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, granted a preliminary injunction
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Thursday urged federal immigration authorities to leave the city amid unrest over the killing of Renee Good. Good was shot by an immigration officer during a traffic stop after being asked to step out of her vehicle. Citywide protests have
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as tensions with Iran heat up. President Trump earlier this week encouraged Iranian protesters to continue pressuring the regime and vowed that “help is on the way” amid the unrest, signaling
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem slammed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Thursday amid unrest in the Twin Cities over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. “Mayor Frey and Governor Walz have to get
President Trump wants to put U.S. boots on the ground in Mexico to fight drug cartels, once again reinforcing his complete disregard for the concept of state sovereignty. According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Trump has been pushing for “the participation of U.S.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen brushed off reports Wednesday that the Trump administration is weighing direct payments to Greenlanders to encourage them to split from Denmark. Officials, including White House aids, have reportedly discussed different lump sum
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized President Trump for flipping off a factory worker during a tour of a Ford F-150 plant in Michigan this week, but he said it was consistent with Trump's policies toward the industry's workforce. The worker, 40-year-old TJ
The Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze millions in federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other family planning groups, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) paused $27.5 million in funding for 16
President Trump on Thursday unveiled an affordability framework for health care aimed at lowering drug prices and insurance premiums, as he seeks to address a major Republican political liability ahead of the midterm elections. Affordability is a key issue for voters, and the
The Senate on Thursday cleared a final procedural hurdle toward passing a trio of spending bills, a move that would ensure that half of the fiscal year 2026 funding measures are complete two weeks before the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) made a direct appeal to President Trump to “turn the temperature down” after the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy more federal troops to Walz's state amid escalating protests. “I am making a direct appeal to the
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety while downplaying or
Republicans are split on President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. The poll, released Thursday, found 59 percent of
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has stayed noticeably silent after one of the newspaper’s reporters, Hannah Natanson, had her home searched by federal agents Wednesday—and the Post ’s staff isn’t happy. Status.news reports that several of the publication’s employees aren’t
Five Democratic lawmakers have now said they are being investigated for participating in a video calling on service members to reject unlawful orders. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) said that the Justice Department sought to interview them after
The consequences of the erosion of public health policies will be real and are becoming increasingly palpable.
The Education Department announced Thursday it will be moving some employees to the Department of Labor as it looks to integrate some postsecondary education and workforce development programs with the other agency. Starting next week, employees with the Higher Education
An appeals court panel ruled Thursday that a federal judge had no power to order the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian Columbia University graduate whom the Trump administration jailed for months. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
How are ICE agents picking where to commit their next act of wanton violence? Well, Palantir has an app for that! According to a user guide obtained by 404 Media , the app provides ICE agents with a digital map populated by potential deportation targets, each of which has their
Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday that President Trump’s reaction to being called a “pedophile protector” revealed a “sore spot” for the leader. “Trump had a massive negative reaction to it. And when you find a sore spot, you keep hitting it. Keep hitting it,”
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement used artificial intelligence to streamline its rush to add 10,000 more agents to its countrywide crackdown, according to NBC . This resulted in a grave technical error, as recruits were hired and assigned to field offices without adequate
Madison Sheahan, the deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is resigning from the agency to run for Congress in Ohio. In a video launch on Thursday, Sheahan pitched herself as a pro-Trump conservative, touting her work on the president’s immigration
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Verizon said Thursday it would offer a $20 credit to customers one day after a massive outage cut off service for users across the country. “Yesterday, we did not meet the standard of excellence you expect and that we expect of ourselves. To help provide some relief to those
President Trump has threatened to deploy more federal troops to Minnesota using a seldom-used law passed by Congress over 200 years ago. The Insurrection Act of 1807, in conjunction with several other laws, permits the president to deploy members of the military or federalize
Nearly two dozen candidates have filed for the special election race to replace retired Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Congress. As of Wednesday’s filing deadline, 22 candidates — including 17 Republicans and 3 Democrats — were in the ring to succeed the former
The Trump administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding a heavily flawed vaccine trial in west Africa that is being described as “another Tuskegee.” The health newsletter Inside Medicine obtained the protocols for a study receiving $1.6 million to
Sen. John Kennedy has introduced a resolution to withhold pay for members of Congress during future government shutdowns, which would require the secretary of the Senate to place each member's paycheck in a vault until the government reopens.