Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump had nominated two high-ranking military officials to lead the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Trump nominated… Read More »Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands
President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to increase the debt by $3 trillion, with interest, or $5 trillion if made permanent, according to estimates. An estimate of the… Read More »Senate weighs Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as policy group backs CBO, projects $3 trillion debt increase
Elon Musk’s tirade against President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has forced House Republicans to scramble to respond on Wednesday. GOP lawmakers who had spent months praising Musk’s Department of… Read More »Elon Musk warpath against Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ rattles House GOP
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Texas to block the state’s two-decade-old law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. The complaint was filed Wednesday in the… Read More »DOJ sues Texas for offering in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants in alleged violation of federal law
A Chinese embassy official said Wednesday he was unaware of the case involving two Chinese nationals charged with smuggling a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the U.S. for university research. “I… Read More »Chinese official claims no knowledge of fungus situation, says China requires citizens ‘abide by local laws’
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide all non-citizens deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to be afforded the… Read More »Trump foe Judge Boasberg rules deported migrants can challenge removals, in blow to admin
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., used his opening remarks during the Senate’s first judicial nominee hearing of the year on Wednesday to remind his colleagues that he was holding up at… Read More »Durbin obstruction threat chills Senate as Trump nominees hang in balance
EXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker on the House’s Homeland Security Committee is spearheading a hearing on growing antisemitic violence in the U.S. in response to recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington,… Read More »Rising antisemitic violence, terror attacks in US spur House Homeland Security Committee hearing
Less than a week after leaving his position as head of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is calling on Americans to urge their senators and representatives… Read More »Elon Musk posts ‘Kill Bill’ meme in latest push to nix Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
The California Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would allow inmates sentenced to life without parole the opportunity to request an early release if their crimes were committed before the… Read More »CA bill would allow inmates sentenced to life without parole to seek early release if crime was before age 26