Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied permission from attending the birth of his first child, several reports confirmed Monday. Khalil’s attorneys wrote on Sunday to Melissa Harper, the
The group of House Democrats who traveled Monday to El Salvador were denied a meeting with wrongfully deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia and said they are now demanding daily “proof of life.” Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Yassamin Ansari
Actor George Clooney said he doesn’t care if President Trump calls him a “second rate movie star,” among other criticisms. Clooney, one of the more prominent Democratic supporters in Hollywood, sat for an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” in March, during which he slammed Trump
President Trump endorsed two Republican candidates vying to be Arizona’s next governor. In a post Monday on Truth Social, Trump said he likes both GOP candidates, businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson and Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.). “I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and
The ex-Fox News host was accused of sharing classified details about a U.S. attack on the Houthis with members of his family on Signal.
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Most California voters support the state’s efforts to increase health care coverage for migrants without legal status, a new survey found. According to a new survey from the University of California, Berkeley and Politico, 21 percent of surveyed voters believe the state should
A GOP-led House panel sent a letter Monday asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for allegedly lying to the panel investigating his administration's COVID-19 pandemic-era nursing home policies. The letter renewed a referral made
Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned effective immediately, a release from the agency said Monday. “Ryan Mindell notified the Texas Lottery Commission board of his resignation, effective today, April 21,” Robert Rivera, the agency’s
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Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, announced Monday he was entering the California gubernatorial race, looking to become Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) successor. In a video announcement posted to the social platform X, Hilton highlighted his past, growing up in London and
President Trump on Monday complained of being “stymied at every turn” by the courts, arguing the administration can’t hold trials for migrants it plans to deport amid accusations they are gang members. The remark was Trump’s first on the topic since the Supreme Court agreed to
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday gave sweeping authority to an official with ties to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a secretarial order, Burgum granted Tyler Hassen, who is the department’s assistant secretary for policy, management and
President Trump has thrown his support behind a Long Island school district's fight to keep its Native American-inspired mascot, after New York's state education board banned the use of such names and logos.
Senate Republicans are experiencing a new case of heartburn over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a spate of Pentagon staff firings in recent weeks and the emergence of a second Signal chat reportedly detailing attack plans in a month’s time. Hegseth once again found
The Trump administration is set to unveil a plan to remove petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the country’s food supply, ramping up pressure on food companies, according to a media advisory sent by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday. HHS Secretary
National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of invalid controlled substance prescriptions for more than a decade. Per the terms of the settlement, Walgreens will pay the federal
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government canceled billions of dollars in funding for the Ivy League school. The lawsuit marks a significant — though expected — escalation in the battle between Harvard and President Trump after
Fox News host Will Cain inexplicably claimed Monday that he had never heard Donald Trump say he wanted to deport U.S. citizens—even though the president has now floated the idea several times. During an interview, Florida Representative Maxwell Frost spoke about the stakes of
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google faces uncertain future after antitrust losses Google’s tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year. © Adobe Stock A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google has an
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Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden seems to think Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s time serving in the Army National Guard justifies leaking national security information over text, not once but twice . “I don’t want to hear from any healthy American that was of
The Department of Education announced Monday it will restart collections on defaulted federal student loans on May 5, including potentially garnishing wages for millions of workers. The federal agency said more than 5 million borrowers have been in default — not making monthly
Nadine Menendez on Monday was convicted of joining forces with her husband, former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), to accept lavish bribes in exchange for his political clout. A jury found the disgraced former senator's wife guilty of all 15 counts she faced, including bribery,
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff Monday morning. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!” Trump said on Truth Social. The
The market plunged Monday as Donald Trump continued to level lame attacks against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points, the yield on a 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.89 percent, and the ICE U.S. dollar index—which
Attorneys for Venezuelan migrants who fear they will be deported to a Salvadoran prison have asked the Supreme Court to review the legality of the move, arguing the Trump administration has not complied with an earlier order requiring they be given adequate time to contest
Trump World is circling the wagons amid mounting criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after new revelations that he shared sensitive military information with family members on a group chat. Hegseth lashed out at the media and what he claimed were “disgruntled former
Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrived in India on Monday, meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi while the Trump administration is negotiating deals with trading partners on tariffs. The vice president went to Modi’s residence for a bilateral meeting,
Senator Ron Johnson may now be a 9/11 truther. The Republican and senior senator representing Wisconsin told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson on the latter’s podcast Monday that he has questions about the official story of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Specifically, the
The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued Monday that a federal judge should force Google to divest from its Chrome browser, suggesting it could send a message to other “monopolists” amid the government's multiple antitrust battles with Big Tech. The DOJ and Google offered their
Republicans are quietly pushing to slash Medicaid to fund Donald Trump’s tax cuts and immigration spending. The effort has been subtle and behind the scenes, and disguised as a way to eliminate Medicaid fraud and protect the program’s most vulnerable recipients. But several
The Trump administration is trying to figure out how to get American women to have more babies, according to The New York Times . They are exploring options like reserving 30 percent of Fulbright scholarships to applicants who are parents and/or married, giving mothers that
As I write, President Donald Trump is doing what he loves best, which is to gather the world’s attention as he threatens to break some rule or other. This time he’s preparing to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a.k.a. “ Mr. Too Late [to lower interest rates], a major
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) had a warning for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about his growing relationship with President Trump, noting the Trump administration “is not going to last forever.” Raskin joined MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” on Sunday, just days after Sen. Chris
Sen. Ron Johnson has suggested that Congress may hold additional hearings on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and has been listening to long-festering and debunked conspiracy theories about the government's alleged involvement in the collapse of World Trade Center
The expansion of gray wolf populations is upending California cattle operations, leading to millions of dollars in losses for ranchers, a report published Monday has found. The introduction of each new wolf can cause up to $162,000 in expenses related to growth and pregnancies,
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) defended the rock band U2 after it was mocked by satiric publication the Babylon Bee on Monday. The Bee, a comedic and satiric online platform catering mostly to conservatives, posted a headline Monday morning that read "Study Finds No One Ever Actually
An NPR report that a search is underway for a new secretary of defense is being met with vehement denials from the White House. In a post on X , White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the news that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s job was in trouble, calling
Former NBA superstar Charles Barkley said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) are the two Democratic candidates who would earn his vote in the 2028 presidential race. Barkley appeared on the “Sports Illustrated Media With Jimmy Trania” podcast
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) stopped just short of calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be removed Monday following a new report that alleges the secretary shared detailed military plans in a group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. “If it’s true that
The White House on Monday blasted an NPR report that a search was underway for a new Pentagon chief as "fake news" following new reporting about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app and criticism from former Pentagon officials. “This @NPR story is total FAKE
MAGA Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to mock Pope Francis’s death on Monday, calling him “evil.” “Today there were major shifts in global leaderships,” Taylor Greene wrote on X, alluding to the death of one of the world’s most influential religious leaders
The ordinarily hard-edged jurist strained to take the Trump administration at its word in his dissent from the Supreme Court’s emergency order at 1 a.m. Saturday morning.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Uber on Monday, accusing the ride-sharing and delivery company of charging users for its optional subscription service without permission and making it hard to cancel it. The complaint, filed in federal court in
The Supreme Court seemed open on Monday to upholding the constitutionality of an ObamaCare requirement that insurance companies cover certain preventive care recommended by an expert panel. Conservative Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett both seemed inclined to
A Delta Air Lines flight was evacuated Monday after one of its engines caught fire prior to departure at Orlando International Airport. Shortly after 11 a.m. EDT, Delta flight 1213 was “pushing back from the gate for departure” when one of its two engines caught fire, the
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