President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are celebrating a major victory after leveraging their post-2024 trifecta to push a sweeping domestic policy bill through Congress at breakneck speed, overcoming internal divisions and sending it to the president’s desk just in time for their Independence Day deadline. The narrow 218–214 vote, delivered just one day ahead […]
A federal judge on Thursday instructed Justice Department lawyers to avoid making public remarks that could prejudice the jury in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national indicted last month on human smuggling charges. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw issued the warning in a brief notice, reminding attorneys that they are expected to follow […]
A man who allegedly handed protective gear to rioters during the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests last month was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. The Department of Justice charged Alejandro Orellana, 29, with conspiracy to aid and abet civil disorder after distributing face shields, masks, water bottles, and other items to rioters in […]
President Donald Trump’s administration staged a multiperson, multiday campaign pressuring Republican lawmakers to pass a major domestic policy bill before the Fourth of July deadline. The efforts notched Trump’s most significant legislative win of his second term in the White House. Following Thursday’s House passage, the president will sign the bill into law during a […]
The Coast Guard offloaded 2,220 pounds of cocaine and 3,220 pounds of marijuana at a base in Miami Beach after intercepting four vessels in the Caribbean Sea. The drugs are worth more than $20 million. “Stopping harmful and illicit narcotics from reaching our shores and entering our communities is a team effort,” Cmdr. Brian Gismervik, […]
This Fourth of July, a record-high 72.2 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles within the United States, participating in road trips, barbecues, and fireworks shows nationwide. While grocery prices are relatively stagnant this year compared to 2024, gas prices have decreased, and fireworks costs are expected to skyrocket. Here’s how much […]
The Teamsters rebuked an offer from the United Parcel Service to buy out drivers affected by “the largest network reconfiguration in UPS history.” As part of a larger company restructuring amid rising automation and uncertain economic situations, UPS announced earlier this year that it would lay off 20,000 of its 500,000-strong workforce, offering buyouts to […]
Democratic strategist James Carville on Wednesday refused to back down from claims that President Donald Trump will “try to call the election off, to do anything he can” to stop Democrats from sweeping the 2026 midterm elections. “He’s going to see a massive defeat coming, and he’ll try to do anything he can to extricate […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted dual American Israeli citizen Edan Alexander, 21, on Thursday at the White House, where the latter reportedly pressed the president to free the remaining hostages held in captivity by Hamas. Alexander, a New Jersey native, was serving as an Israeli soldier when he was captured by […]
While much of Europe faces uncertainty regarding its relationship to the United States, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the U.S., Audra Plepytė, argued that Vilnius has remained one of Washington’s closest allies. In her final interview with an American outlet while ambassador, Plepytė reflected on her four years as Lithuania’s foremost representative to its most important ally. […]
