The Justice Department accused Yale University’s medical school of intentionally using race-based admissions policies, alleging the school violated federal law despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on affirmative action in college admissions. In the landmark case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the Supreme Court ruled that universities could no longer consider race in admissions […]
FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” excursion at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor during a Hawaii trip last summer, according to government emails obtained by the Associated Press. The outing took place in August 2025, after Patel returned to Hawaii from official visits to Australia and New Zealand, during which […]
A Washington, D.C., Superior Court judge ordered the former executive director of a D.C.-based nonprofit organization to return more than $1 million in alleged misused funds. The Office of the Attorney General sued the H Street Community Development Corporation last year, alleging that former Executive Director Kenneth Brewer illegally used nonprofit funds to pay his own […]
Eric and Lara Trump, the second son and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, said they “would never rule anything out” regarding a potential presidential run. Fox News’s Sean Hannity grilled the Trumps while aboard Air Force One for his podcast, Hang Out with Sean Hannity, where he told them not to dodge the question. “If […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) confirmed that Virginia would use its current congressional map, drawn in 2021, rather than the Democratic-drawn map from the April referendum, in this year’s midterm elections. Spanberger’s confirmation that the state will retain its current map for 2026, consisting of six Democratic and five Republican districts, clarifies how the Democratic governor […]
A Labour Member of Parliament announced his resignation on Thursday in a move that could pave the way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to return to Westminster, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid growing unrest within the party. Josh Simons said he would step down as MP for Makerfield, triggering a by-election […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says he is hopeful that his leadership in Congress against the abortion pill mifepristone will secure his voting base ahead of his contentious primary for reelection. Cassidy, who was first elected to the Senate in 2014, is facing a tough GOP primary challenge on May 16 against Rep. Julia […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) former chief of staff pleaded guilty Thursday to federal corruption-related charges tied to a scheme prosecutors say siphoned money from a dormant campaign account belonging to former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is now one of the state’s leading gubernatorial candidates. Dana Williamson, who was Newsom’s chief of […]
Vice President JD Vance joked on Thursday that he liked the idea of sending Medicaid fraudsters to Guantanamo Bay as he called for a broader crackdown on criminals abusing taxpayer-funded programs. Speaking to a crowd in Maine about the administration’s efforts to crack down on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, Vance was interrupted by an attendee […]
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine on Thursday to campaign for a Republican congressional candidate and expand the Trump administration’s campaign to root out fraud schemes across the country. Vance appeared alongside former Gov. Paul LePage, who is seeking election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, in Bangor, where he picked up on themes he […]
