Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) expanded the special session of Texas’s legislature, adding a possible ban on same-day voter registration to the agenda. Texas currently doesn’t have same-day voter registration, with state law requiring registration 30 days in advance, making such a ban preemptive. The expanded agenda also concerns contracts with law enforcement. On Monday, Abbott […]
President Donald Trump voiced his concern about a “revolution” in South Korea ahead of his meeting with the country’s president, Lee Jae Myung. “WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution,” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social before the meeting. “We can’t have that and do business there. I am […]
The leader of South Korea hopes the White House will help establish a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, a task that President Donald Trump seems eager to take on. President Lee Jae Myung opened his joint White House press conference with ample flattery for Trump and directly asked the president to oversee peace talks between his government […]
New York City Police Department officials will meet with Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday afternoon for what an NYPD spokesperson called a “standard meet and greet” in Manhattan. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and members of the NYPD executive team are slated to meet with Bondi after 4 p.m. in 1 Police Plaza, the department’s […]
Cracker Barrel responded to the backlash of its rebrand and offered its customers a concession to keep part of the old logo. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices. You’ve also shown us that we could’ve done a […]
A federal judge ordered on Monday that the Trump administration must keep Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia immigration deportation facility as he challenges his removal from the United States. Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland said the administration is “absolutely forbidden” from removing Abrego Garcia […]
The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation Monday into the alleged manipulation of crime data in Washington, D.C., following President Donald Trump’s federalization of the district’s police force. House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced the investigation following allegations and whistleblower disclosures, saying leadership in the Metropolitan Police Department “deliberately” manipulated crime data. The committee […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) took little time to respond to President Donald Trump‘s claim that the governor told him he was the “greatest president of my lifetime.” Moore reposted Trump’s claim on X, writing, “lol.” He added, “Keep telling yourself that, Mr. President.” Trump said Moore made the comment when he met him during the […]
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, a Republican, said Monday that there would be “absolutely no leniency” for an illegal immigrant accused of killing three people in a semitruck crash on the Florida Turnpike despite a petition signed by more than 2.8 million people pushing for mercy. Harjinder Singh, 28, was charged with three counts of […]
President Donald Trump announced the United States is prepared to accept up to 600,000 Chinese students as part of a trade deal his administration is trying to strike with China. “We’re going to allow, it’s very important, 600,000 students,” Trump told reporters Monday at the White House. “We’re going to get along with China. But […]
