The Justice Department filed a joint motion with lawyers for President Donald Trump in the appeal of a ruling in a defamation case levied by E. Jean Carroll against him for comments he made in 2019. Trump was found liable for defamation by a jury in 2024 for comments he made denying Carroll’s allegations of […]
The Trump administration is making moves to sell the Department of Housing and Urban Development‘s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to consolidate its ownership of prime real estate in the district. On Thursday, the General Services Administration added HUD’s headquarters, the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, to a list of federal properties designated for “accelerated disposal.” […]
The third and final round of April’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at 70, will go out to retirees in five days. Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The distribution of payments depends on which day of the month […]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit has put a spotlight on a handful of words and phrases that have become key points of contention in the closely watched and fast-moving dispute over his deportation. The court and the Trump administration are at odds over the definition of “facilitate,” while other buzz terms in the case of Abrego […]
The left flank of the Democratic Party is back on its Resistance footing against President Donald Trump less than 100 days into his second term. Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon anti-Trump speechmaking, the Democratic pilgrimages to a Salvadoran prison, the return of large-scale anti-Trump demonstrations all illustrate the trend. When Trump was reelected last year […]
The U.S. could be ready to move on from brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Friday that President Donald Trump will halt his efforts to work on a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war if there aren’t legitimate signs of progress in the upcoming days. […]
Vice President JD Vance is departing for a week-long trip across Italy and India on Friday, just the latest in a string of diplomatic deployments President Donald Trump has assigned to his second in command. According to the White House, the vice president and second lady Usha Vance will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia […]
The deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a political flashpoint that Democrats are struggling to navigate, with the party split over how loudly to protest his detention in a Salvadoran megaprison. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) became the first Democratic senator to travel to El Salvador this week to visit Abrego Garcia, who resided […]
U.S. forces launched airstrikes against the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen on Thursday. The location is controlled by Houthi rebels, who have been causing havoc in the region. Thursday’s military strike reportedly killed at least 38 people and wounded over 100 others. The attack was confirmed by U.S. military’s Central Command in a press […]
Former Rep. Mayra Flores said her Tuesday hospitalization, occurring hours after announcing her congressional campaign, was due to stress. Flores spoke to the Washington Examiner in a phone interview Thursday, detailing updates on her health and her bid challenging criminally-indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) to represent Texas’s 28th Congressional District. The former congresswoman, who was […]
