The Trump administration has its flashy mass deportation campaign underway, but beneath the surface, the strategy includes convincing millions of immigrants to choose to leave without government assistance by making their lives too uncomfortable to stay in the United States. While the White House has touted its intentions to remove immigrants who illegally entered the […]
President Donald Trump showcased a more aggressive approach to policy issues during the first 100 days of his second administration compared to his first term as a political newcomer. No longer a novice to the ways government operates, Trump has surrounded himself with seasoned advisers who are moving at a furious and targeted speed to […]
As President Donald Trump secures the U.S. border and executes a high-profile deportation operation, the unconventional methods he has employed have been curbed by courts and raised legal concerns. The Trump administration has used the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to fast-track deportations, which have been stopped by courts, has contracted with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to […]
Since its founding 10 years ago, the Freedom Caucus has been called disruptors, extremists, “hardliners,” and a loud minority within the House Republican conference. But the GOP trifecta, paired with a new speaker and fresh blood, has transformed the caucus as a voice for the conservative establishment and a whip for President Donald Trump’s agenda. […]
The national average price for regular gas is $3.165 per gallon on Monday. According to AAA, gas prices increased slightly from a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.149. On a positive note for commuters, Monday’s fuel costs were less expensive than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost […]
A group of young state lawmakers gathered at the White House this week to discuss how to build on the inroads President Donald Trump made with their demographic in the 2024 election. Twenty-five state lawmakers, ages 25 to 35, traveled from across the country with Run GenZ, sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange Council, to […]
The GOP spending cut fights in Congress are about to become all the more contentious. Lawmakers face rolling deadlines throughout May to submit so-called earmarks for the annual budget, a popular mechanism that Republicans have a love-hate relationship with but that offers members of Congress a chance to score funding for local projects. Republicans see […]
Distressing and cruel medical experiments conducted on beagles at the National Institutes of Health, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of dogs, are no more. All the projects that performed tests on the canine have ended. “We got rid of all of the beagle experiments on NIH campus,” NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said during […]
The Trump administration is seizing record-setting amounts of illegal drugs heading for the United States in the months after President Donald Trump declared a new war on drugs upon taking office in January. The U.S. Coast Guard, a branch of the military housed under the Department of Homeland Security, has surged more crew and ships […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence was honored Sunday night by receiving the “Profile in Courage” Award at the JFK Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Pence was honored for refusing to comply with President Donald Trump’s request not to certify 2020 election results in Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the JFK Library Foundation, the former […]
