At least a dozen people were killed in Nigeria on Palm Sunday after gunmen opened fire on Christians gathered in public areas, but no suspects have been arrested. The attackers descended upon the Christian-majority city of Jos with weapons and vehicles, opening fire in businesses and in the areas surrounding the local church. Twelve have […]
Transportation Security Administration employees received their first paychecks on Monday following a Thursday directive from President Donald Trump ordering that they be paid during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The move has sparked debate over whether the president can authorize pay without congressional approval, given that the Constitution grants Congress the power of the […]
A giant golden toilet at the National Mall is on display to mock the Trump administration’s remodeling of the White House. The sculpture, set up at the Lincoln Memorial, is from the Secret Handshake and is the group’s second display on the National Mall to protest the Trump administration this month. The statue includes a […]
President Donald Trump said he is working with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to clean up the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on the National Mall. “Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and I are working on fixing the absolutely filthy Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This […]
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from carrying out an executive order that sought to cut off federal funding to the National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, ruling the directive violated constitutional free speech protections. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, appointed by former President Barack Obama, said President Donald Trump […]
Israeli forces will occupy parts of southern Lebanon following their ground operations against Hezbollah in the area, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday. Katz said Israel would “control” territory “up to the Litani River,” which runs parallel to the Israel-Lebanon border about 20 miles north of it. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians have […]
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with construction of a nearly $400 million White House ballroom, siding with challengers who argued the project exceeded executive authority. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, marks an early legal setback for the […]
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she is “devastated” by allegations that her husband is a secret cross-dresser and chats online with fetish models. The Daily Mail reviewed hundreds of messages between Bryon Noem, 56, and three women working in pornography. According to the report, he praised the women and their surgically enhanced bodies. […]
Eligible medicare beneficiaries at participating healthcare providers will soon be able to purchase $500 worth of hemp-derived products annually for medical purposes. Under a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pilot program that begins on Wednesday, participating healthcare providers can offer their eligible patients hemp-derived CBD and THC products for symptom control with no […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is running for governor of New York this year, has been denied up to $7 million in public matching funds by a state board in a party-line vote. The New York State Public Campaign Finance Board took a 4-3 vote on Tuesday, with all Democratic members on the panel […]
