A federal holiday is coming up on Thursday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth, first declared a federal holiday in 2021, has a history stretching back to Civil War-era America but rose in popularity in the months after the 2020 racial justice protests across the nation. 2025 will mark the […]
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed Illinois’s $55 billion fiscal 2026 budget into law on Monday, the largest budget in the state’s history. The General Assembly’s 3,000-page budget avoided sweeping tax increases on income and sales, instead relying on over $1 billion in quieter revenue changes. These include $482 million in tax hikes, $100 million in […]
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a video depicting herself as a “fighter” amid calls for her to step aside due to age concerns. Norton, first elected in 1990, is the oldest House member at age 88 and has faced questions about whether she is still fit to serve Washington, D.C.’s, residents. “You’ve got to […]
The Justice Department and a conservative legal group have jointly asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a challenge to race-based admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy, citing the military’s permanent end to the practice in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders. In a filing Monday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that states attempting to thwart the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts to deport people in the country illegally are risking to “forfeit the funding” from his department. Duffy’s declaration followed President Donald Trump’s announcement calling for expanded ICE raids throughout sanctuary cities, including New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will not deliver a speech before the Knesset in Israel this weekend due to the war between the Jewish state and Iran. In a statement, Johnson said he hopes to reschedule. “Due to the complex situation currently unfolding in Iran and Israel, Speaker Ohana and I have made the decision […]
A high-profile constitutional law litigator has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over several Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives allegedly still embedded in farmer financial assistance programs at the federal agency. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), a conservative-leaning law firm, filed the lawsuit Monday on behalf of a white Wisconsin dairy […]
The View cohost Ana Navarro described her participation in the nationwide “No Kings” protests over the weekend as “uplifting” during a panel discussion on the demonstrations that coincided with the U.S. Army‘s 250th anniversary celebrations and President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday in Washington, D.C. “I was one of those millions of Americans who went out […]
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said Israel is helping the rest of the world by taking a forceful stance against the Iranian regime. As Israel and Iran continue to trade missile attacks, it’s likely the United States will have to assist Israel in the takedown of Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant. Crenshaw said President Donald Trump’s approach […]
A prominent conservative legal group is calling on Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) to launch a civil rights investigation into the state’s largest hospital system, Indiana University Health, over allegations it is embedding “illegal” race and sex preferences throughout its operations, including in organ transplant eligibility. In a June 11 letter revealed publicly on Monday, the America First Legal Foundation, founded by […]
