The Trump administration has reinstated a government office for American victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants that the Biden administration had shuttered. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, or VOICE, was restored. It will serve American families who lost loved ones […]
Mattel unveiled its first male athlete Barbie doll modeled after NBA player LeBron James. It is the first in a series of planned athlete dolls the toy company calls “Kenbassadors.” Last year, Barbie had nine dolls modeled after female athletes, but James is the first in this year’s series. His doll is dressed in a […]
The Supreme Court is handing the Trump administration a series of early victories as its policy agenda faces legal hurdles in the lower courts, signaling that the justices are increasingly willing to push back on overly broad procedural rulings from trial judges, particularly involving matters of immigration and executive authority. In three decisions this week, […]
A Virginia federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to terminate thousands of probationary federal workers after lifting a court order blocking the moves. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Trump administration was likely to succeed in a case brought in Maryland by […]
While he has suffered an uptick in criticism following the chaotic rollout of tariffs, President Donald Trump is proving much harder to knock down than in his first administration four years ago. Some new polls show he has been nicked by the tariff confusion, but it’s nothing the White House said it is concerned about. […]
Iran is putting on a friendly face as it prepares for negotiations with the United States regarding the future of its nuclear enrichment program. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed Wednesday during an address in Tehran that his country is “not after a nuclear bomb” and expressed frustration that the issue continues to plague bilateral relations. […]
Democratic strategist George Hornedo launched a campaign for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, teeing up a primary against longtime Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN). “For nearly 20 years, we’ve had the same leadership in Washington. That place, those people supposedly representing us, aren’t working for Indianapolis,” Hornedo said in a video announcement. “The status quo is not […]
A Boston city councilwoman agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to federal public corruption charges after allegedly using an inflated bonus to pay a relative in a kickback scheme. Democrat Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested by FBI agents in December on six felony charges, including five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning federally funded programs related to the alleged […]
President Donald Trump will sign executive orders in the Oval Office at 2:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Trump will sign at least one order aimed at showers, rolling back a federal regulation Trump has accused of causing low water pressure. “No longer will shower heads be weak […]
Arizona Democrats boycotted “border czar” Tom Homan’s speech to the Arizona state legislature. Democratic lawmakers were seen walking out of the legislature ahead of the address, with some holding up the names of those who have been entangled in Trump’s immigration policy, like Mahmoud Khalil. Homan did not acknowledge the protest, according to ABC 15 Phoenix. Homan […]
