The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation was given back its territory bordering Yosemite National Park, a move that some activists hope is a milestone in their goal of obtaining large swathes of land that belong to Native Americans. The 900 acres of land, roughly 1.4 square miles, were returned to the tribe by the nonprofit organization […]
The U.S. government is reportedly asking Lebanon to turn over an unexploded bomb in Beirut out of fear that it could fall into the hands of Russia or China. The munition in question, an unexploded GBU-39 small-diameter bomb, was launched by Israel last month as part of an operation to kill Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali […]
A federal judge again blocked a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that prevents Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers, despite a federal appeals court lifting her previous halt on the law in a different lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled late Tuesday that the federal government likely failed to give clear notice of the […]
Malaysia announced a U.S.-based marine robotics firm will spearhead a renewed effort to find a plane that is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean over a decade ago. Malaysian transport ministry officials said Wednesday that Ocean Infinity will search intermittently for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 beginning Dec. 30 for a total of 55 […]
President Donald Trump will announce new fuel economy standards on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner. This “reset” of fuel standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program marks a reversal of rules established under former President Joe Biden‘s administration and is expected to save American families […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is reportedly staying in the National Governors Association after threatening to leave the group if it did not condemn the Trump administration’s inter-state National Guard deployments. In early October, Newsom and Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) each sent individual letters to the bipartisan group of governors asking it to denounce President Donald […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to expand bonuses awarded during the recent government shutdown to qualifying Federal Aviation Administration workers to more employees at the agency. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last month that air traffic controllers and technicians who had a perfect work attendance record during the shutdown would […]
President Donald Trump’s peace plan passed its first reading in the Israeli Knesset with no votes against, despite a boycott over the inclusion of language referencing Palestinian statehood. Though the vote was 39 votes in favor and zero against, this represents just under one-third of support in the 120-seat Knesset. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
After publicly sparring with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) this week, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) claimed a win on the FBI accountability provision she has championed as part of the 2026 defense authorization bill. Stefanik criticized her Republican caucus members and Johnson for “getting rolled” by Democrats, who are seeking to block a provision of […]
The high mortgage rates that have prevented many people from buying homes may not fall quickly, even if President Donald Trump succeeds in appointing a new Federal Reserve chairman who shares his desire to slash the central bank’s target rate. Trump has reportedly narrowed down the list of possible candidates for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s […]
