The Republican-controlled Florida legislature decided Thursday to start the process for redrawing the state’s congressional map to pick up more House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections following Texas’s recent redistricting efforts. State House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican, told lawmakers he is creating a select committee to consider drawing new districts seven years […]
The Trump administration filed a petition to the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking a pause of a lower court’s restrictions on federal officials’ conduct of immigration operations in Southern California. Solicitor General D. John Sauer requested the high court stay an order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which includes […]
Michigan Democrats see an opening with President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs to claw back a key bloc of voters they lost ground with last year: the working class. With an open Senate seat on the line in the midterm elections, Democrats are using the “constant whiplash” of Trump’s tariff policy to try to […]
President Donald Trump appeared to back away from previous attempts to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump told reporters on Thursday that Putin would no longer need to meet with Zelensky before he would meet with the Russian leader as he attempts to negotiate a ceasefire deal […]
Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News’s late-night show Gutfeld!, will appear as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday, a crossover he expects will be “fun.” Gutfeld! is growing in attention in the late-night television genre, besting other shows like the soon-to-be-canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Gutfeld’s appearance will be […]
The Trump administration stepped up its efforts to end affirmative action in university admissions with a new executive order. President Donald Trump signed an order requiring higher education institutions receiving federal money to be “transparent” about their admissions practices, the White House confirmed to the Washington Examiner. According to a fact sheet provided by the […]
The new chief executive of Paramount repeatedly said on Thursday he doesn’t want to “politicize” the company as its merger with Skydance Media finally closes, two weeks after the Federal Communications Commission approved the $8.4 billion deal between the entertainment firms. Reporters grilled Paramount Chairman and CEO David Ellison on President Donald Trump’s claim of […]
A federal judge temporarily halted the construction of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility on Thursday over environmental concerns. Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, ordered the construction of the facility to be halted for 14 days during a hearing but allowed operations to continue […]
Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk complimented South Park for making an anti-abortion argument in its effort to parody Kirk. South Park’s second episode Wednesday depicted its character Cartman impersonating Kirk at a typical campus event. Cartman is taking questions from a crowd as he defends his stance against abortion. “What makes you think you have the […]
Beginning Friday, increased federal troops will be in Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump floated threats of federalizing the district earlier this week. “Operational details have not been finalized at this time. The White House, respective federal agencies, and local officials are working together in line with the President’s Executive Order to use federal and […]
