Republican leaders made major last-minute changes to the tax and spending megabill that passed early Thursday. In most cases, the bill was altered to win the votes of holdout members of the party. Here’s the rundown of significant late alterations made to secure passage of the bill, which would enact much of President Donald Trump’s […]
LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government said ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that is vital to British security. The Indian Ocean archipelago is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on Diego Garcia, the largest of […]
North Korea was set to launch a naval destroyer this week, demonstrating its latest achievements in nautical warfare capabilities. That debut was spoiled on Wednesday when a malfunction of the launch slide caused severe damage to the bottom of the vessel, causing it to tilt and become immediately inoperable. “Due to the inexperienced command and […]
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate roughly 1,300 Education Department employees after Democrat-led states claimed that their removal violated congressional mandates. District Judge Myong Joun, an appointee of former President Joe Biden based in Boston, agreed with the blue-state plaintiffs, holding that the administration’s mass removals were not purely discretionary […]
Following the murder of a Jewish couple by a suspect believed to be part of a far-left Marxist group, social media was flooded with condolences and calls for antisemitism to end. Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night in an act […]
The Senate voted Thursday to strip California of its ability to set strict vehicle emissions standards aimed at phasing out gas-powered cars, circumventing the chamber’s parliamentarian to send the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. In a 51-44 party-line vote, the Senate voted to cancel waivers granted to California by the Environmental Protection Agency that […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for the Michigan Senate race. Stevens is one of several Democrats running to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in the 2026 midterm election. “Haley Stevens is a proven fighter for Michigan! I am proud to endorse her for the U.S. Senate,” Pelosi said […]
Several New York House Republicans are taking credit for a $40,000 SALT cap passed in the budget bill early on Thursday. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Nick LaLota (R-NY) all sent out statements attributing the inclusion of the SALT cap in the House’s budget bill to their efforts. LaLota was the first […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press conference after the House passed President Donald Trump‘s favored “big, beautiful bill.” The press conference is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The spending bill quickly became linked to the president, down to its Trumpian name. It became the subject of a tense tug-of-war between conservative fiscal […]
The Supreme Court was deadlocked on Thursday on whether to allow Oklahoma to establish the country’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school. The court split 4-4, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself from the proceedings, therefore affirming the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling, which had blocked the approval of a charter for St. Isidore of Seville […]
