A federal appeals court on Friday opted to keep in place a lower court’s decision to block the Trump administration‘s sweeping federal workforce cuts under the Department of Government Efficiency. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 to deny the Trump administration’s bid to stay the earlier […]
As President Donald Trump enters just his 132nd day in office on Saturday, our White House Report Card finds him in a good position. The courts gave him wins on his tariff and immigration policy, inflation surprised by ticking down, he heralded a series of DOGE victories in bidding Elon Musk farewell, and he’s getting […]
“If I can’t spend it on me,” President Donald Trump told a gathering of Republican governors in February, “I guess it means I’m going to be spending it on some of my friends.” The president was referencing the more than $600 million spread across his network of political groups that he has raised and reportedly […]
On Friday, President Donald Trump traveled to West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, to deliver remarks commemorating a merger between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel. Trump’s speech carried a markedly different tone from comments he made last year about Nippon’s bid to acquire the Pittsburgh-based steel conglomerate. “As president, I will block this deal from happening,” he […]
Many people first heard the term “autopen” when President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of using it illicitly earlier this spring. “The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that […]
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are still discriminating against white farmers despite a change in administration and the threat of litigation, a civil rights watchdog told the Washington Examiner, amid new whistleblower allegations accusing the agency of offering race-based loan relief under former President Joe Biden. The Wisconsin […]
Many industries continue to look forward with uncertainty as the future of President Donald Trump’s tariffs remains unknown, leading influencers to wonder what comes next. Market volatility has enraged Democrats and worried many Republicans as the country experiences whiplash from tariff announcements, leaving many people worried about their finances. The market volatility seen this year […]
France is on track to become the latest European nation to legalize assisted suicide for adults suffering from severe maladies, but not without opposition. The National Assembly voted on Tuesday to establish a “right to assistance in dying” for adults who are “afflicted with a serious illness” and have requested euthanasia. Under the framework of […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MA) heaped praise on Democratic kingmaker Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) at a high-profile South Carolina dinner. Moore insists he has no intentions to run for president in 2028, but his appearance at the dinner is sure to add to speculation. As the keynote speaker at the Democrats’ 2025 Blue Palmetto Dinner at […]
PBS sued the Trump administration on Friday over the president’s move to defund public media. In an executive order signed May 1, President Donald Trump ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to “cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding” to NPR and PBS, arguing […]
