A judge on Thursday examined arguments over President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid after the Supreme Court ruled this week that the lower court had authority to force the administration to make some payments. Judge Amir Ali decided at the end of the hourslong hearing that the U.S. Agency […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to address what he called an “anti-democratic takeover” of federal courts through “forum shopping” by activist groups, issuing a directive to executive agencies to demand financial security from plaintiffs who seek out friendly judicial venues to file lawsuits against federal policies. A new memorandum from the White House instructs […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is “probably” going to extend the TikTok sale deadline. An executive order signed by Trump gave the social media’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, 75 days to sell its interests. The company has about a month remaining to do so with the deadline on April 5. “We have a […]
President Donald Trump deputized tech billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station since June 2024. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been stuck in space after their originally scheduled eight-day mission ended up with a malfunction in the Boeing Starliner during takeoff, forcing the spacecraft to return […]
The leader of the U.S. African Development Foundation is suing the Department of Government Efficiency over its attempted control of the agency. The USADF is a government agency aimed at investing “directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs.” Ward Brehm, president of the agency, asked a court on Thursday for a preliminary and permanent […]
California Democrats accused Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) of “caving to conservative talking points” after he suggested transgender participation in sports was “deeply unfair.” The debacle sparked after Newsom told GOP activist Charlie Kirk during a podcast this week that he agreed it was unfair to allow biological men to compete against women. The comments sparked swift […]
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson spoke with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from prison as he serves his extended sentence for fraud and other crimes, touching on a variety of topics from the Democratic Party to how he feels about spending decades locked up. A jury convicted Bankman-Fried in 2023, with the court sentencing the then-32-year-old to […]
President Donald Trump condemned comments made by a pair of MSNBC hosts against a pediatric cancer survivor and suggested both hosts have lost “all credibility.” D.J. Daniel, a 13-year-old cancer survivor, became an honorary Secret Service member during Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night. The president noted how Daniel has “always dreamed of becoming […]
President Donald Trump is not convinced of changing the current daylight saving time system, calling it a “50-50 issue” even as the modification has been floated by one of his top advisers. On Sunday morning, the country, with the exceptions of Arizona and Hawaii, will move from standard time to daylight saving time as part […]
Pope Francis released an audio message to the faithful, the first communication from the pontiff since his hospitalization last month. The brief statement was released to reporters via the Holy See Press Office on Thursday in an audio file and revealed to the faithful who gathered in St. Peter’s Square for a nightly recitation of […]
