Immigration enforcement took Kilmar Abrego Garcia into federal custody in Maryland on Monday following his release from criminal custody last week. Abrego Garcia’s attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, said when Abrego Garcia left a jail in Tennessee on Friday, he was given notice to check in on Monday morning. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers said there was “no need” […]
President Donald Trump and Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), a rising star within the Democratic Party, traded verbal blows over the weekend. Moore began the recent feud with pointed criticism of the president for deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., calling it “deeply dangerous.” The former Army captain invited the president last week to take […]
In Focus delivers deeper reporting on the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. GLYNCO, Georgia — President Donald Trump promised to deport a million illegal […]
National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., at the direction of President Donald Trump began carrying service weapons as of Sunday evening. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized members of the Guard to carry weapons on Friday, but did not give specifics on how often or how many service members would be armed. The direction marks a […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) released a new digital ad Monday, touting the governor as a Trump fighter and a “mom from Buffalo.” Hochul was born in Buffalo and spent most of her political career there before becoming part of New York’s executive office. The New York Democrat is trying to curry support from voters ahead […]
Commuters and drivers throughout the country will pay slightly more at the pumps this week, as the national average price for a gallon of regular gas increased to $3.161. Monday’s price point was a marginal increase from Sunday, when the national average was $3.153 per gallon, and from a week ago, when a gallon of […]
President Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of presidential power and influence throughout his second administration, but his pressure campaigns on Republican-led states represent his latest break from conservative orthodoxy. With Texas delivering a political win for Trump this week regarding his desire for Republican-led states to redistrict their congressional maps mid-decade to provide the […]
President Donald Trump called for former pitcher Roger Clemens to be inducted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Trump made the remarks on his Truth Social account on Sunday, a day after he said he played golf with the MLB legend. “I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and his son, Kacy,” […]
Vice President JD Vance said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not install a “puppet regime” in Ukraine after the war between Russia and Ukraine has concluded. The vice president made the remarks in an interview on Sunday with Kristen Welker on NBC News’s Meet the Press while discussing the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s meeting […]
President Donald Trump hinted at an investigation into former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal. Trump tuned into Christie’s Sunday show appearance on ABC, after which he raged against his noted critic and resurfaced the decade-old scandal that saw Christie’s chief of staff and a Port Authority official close off lanes […]
