TikTok blocked access to American users late Saturday night, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” a message
The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) announced their official withdrawal of a letter requesting a rotating 32-hour work week in a Friday statement. The initial letter, addressed to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.),
The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok on Saturday, a source familiar told The Hill. The move follows a Friday Supreme Court ruling that upheld the decision to enforce a ban on TikTok due to national security risks. Under the proposed
Kim Wozniak felt compelled to show up at Franklin Park for the People’s March on Saturday for many reasons. She said she has a granddaughter who “deserves better” and felt that women are being treated as second-class citizens. But it was talking about potential looming tariffs
President-elect Trump landed in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening for his inauguration. He landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia just after 7 p.m. Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, boarded an Air Force plane just after 4:30
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President-elect Trump for his role in negotiating a ceasefire between the nation and the militant group Hamas. “From the moment he was elected, President Trump has been involved in the mission for the release of our hostages. He
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), a close ally of President-elect Trump and a rising GOP star in the House, is taking steps toward announcing a gubernatorial run in 2026. Sources say Donalds has approached Florida-based donors about running and has made a number of notable political
Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House Chief of Staff during Trump’s first administration, said President-elect Trump should receive credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire. “Look, obviously, both administrations, the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming administration,
President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to kickstart a likely busy spring legislative session in order to pass the
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) harshly criticized President Biden for commuting the sentences of 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders including two men sentenced to life in prison for killing a local police officer. “I am beyond outraged and in utter disbelief that President Biden
Former Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday, a source familiar with his plans told The Hill. Pence will likely be one of many current and former high-ranking officials to attend the inauguration ceremony, alongside
President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee announced that hip hop superstar Nelly would perform on Monday at the Liberty Ball set to take place after the 60th presidential inauguration ceremony. “This marks a pivotal moment in our country where people from all backgrounds are
President-elect Trump will be inaugurated inside the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20 among a crowd of lawmakers, world leaders and allies. The decision to move the event inside the walls of Congress comes as a snowstorm and frigid temperatures are expected to envelop Washington over
The U.S. government's system of checks and balances can withstand attempts at presidential overreach, and the Senate, courts, and civil society must do their part to ensure that the Constitution is upheld.
Cell phone bans in school are ramping up as more states consider policies that have been cheered by many educators but still face trepidation from parents. New York and New Jersey are the latest looking at state-wide bans, with the aim to lower cyberbullying and help increase
Comedian Bill Maher slammed the government’s response to the Los Angeles fires and, in part, blamed “wokeness,” for the natural disaster in the region, saying the government’s role is to protect its residents from “crime, violence, theft, fire.” “Now is wokeness the main
President Sheinbaum’s handling of this issue will define her legacy and Mexico’s role in the region.
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge canceled an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal pending appeals, effectively kicking the process to the Trump administration. Advocates of more lenient marijuana laws alleged DEA officials
President-elect Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he is likely to give TikTok a 90-day extension while his incoming administration assesses the situation following the Supreme Court decision to uphold a federal ban. “The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely
The White House on Saturday called TikTok’s statement warning that it will “go dark” on Sunday unless President Biden steps in a "stunt," arguing the app doesn’t have to take action before President-elect Trump is sworn in. “We have seen the most recent statement from TikTok.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) hit drugstore chain Walgreens with a lawsuit this week for filling “unlawful” opioid prescriptions that had no “legitimate” medical purpose for over a decade. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend. “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR
President-elect Trump is expected to make good on his promises to pardon at least some Jan. 6 rioters on Monday once he assumes the presidency and kicks off his second term in the White House. Though Trump and his top deputies have kept it vague on which rioters he intends to
Gabbard is in lockstep with Trump and unafraid to take on the conventional wisdom of the entrenched elites or their insatiable desire to drain the Treasury — and American taxpayers — by continually putting America last as they seek to engage in armed conflict around the world.
Democrats are down in the dumps this inauguration weekend, and their hopes are not being lifted when they look at their prospects for winning back the White House in 2028. As President-elect Trump prepares to enter the Oval Office for a second time, plenty of Democrats looking
Eggs are nearly 40% more expensive now than they were a year ago, the Labor Department said this week. It's about to get even worse, one expert says.
Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address. “While the Senator’s actions were despicable and hurtful to all who knew,
As a nation, we are nothing but a collection of smaller states and local governments. Without active participation, small, unrepresentative groups will dictate policies that shape our daily lives.
CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media standards and a decline in ratings.
The majority of Americans in a new survey are seeking a toned-down agenda for President-elect Trump’s next term, which is set to start on Monday. A Wall Street Journal poll released Friday found that while 53 percent of Americans want the incoming president to make big changes
President-elect Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said the incoming administration is going to take “handcuffs” off of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the inauguration next week, allowing the agency to do “their job.” “ICE is finally going to go out and
Greenland is a unique territory with Indigenous majority and partial independence from Denmark, and any attempt by President-elect Trump to annex it would be met with resistance from its leaders and the international community.
If reform is needed — and it no doubt is — achieving meaningful reform without the cooperation of career professionals is a non-starter.
In some cities, drivers may lose days to sitting in traffic, a new study has found.
Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer predicted that President-elect Trump will sign over 100 executive orders on a range of topics “early next week. “My guess is that by the time we wake up Wednesday morning, there's over 100 executive orders in action, signed
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized the looming TikTok ban as a violation of the First Amendment, arguing that it's based on accusations, a day after the Supreme Court opted to uphold the law that will force the app to go dark unless it's China-based parent company sells it. “I
Many Americans support President-elect Trump’s agenda, including action on immigration and tariffs, but not the person himself, according to a new survey released on Saturday. The New York Times/Ipsos poll found that 87 percent of respondents support deporting illegal
Such proposals are legally impossible and operationally unnecessary. Examining the reality of this vital artery of global trade makes this very clear.
Inauguration festivities will begin in full force Saturday as President-elect Trump and his allies — and protesters — arrive in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration of the 47th president of the U.S. Trump is expected to arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, and he
As she prepares to leave the Biden administration, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland expressed confidence that the work the department has done to conserve land and promote renewable energy during her tenure will be durable. “We have some pretty awesome attorneys here at the
Unless something changes at the eleventh hour, the ban appears set to take effect on Jan. 19.
The outgoing top prosecutor for the nation’s capital said that he doesn’t see a basis for President-elect Trump to pardon those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an exit interview with The Washington Post. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, who
Qatar, a key negotiator in the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, confirmed Saturday that the first hostages will be released in less than 24 hours. Qatari Foreign Minister Majid al-Ansari said the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time
Barring a last-minute turnaround, the popular social media app will be unavailable in all 50 states Sunday.
In 2004, I traveled to Darfur — What I witnessed then was terrible, but what is happening now in most of Sudan is much worse.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he would carry out mass deportations once in office.
The first official trip of Trump's second administration will be to visit areas devastated by fires in California.
The speaker’s decision to cashier his Intelligence chair wasn’t about Donald Trump.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, expected to begin its first phase Sunday, has brought relief to the international community but questions about whether the truce will hold — an issue that President-elect Trump will have to oversee when he takes office next week. Israel