A consumer watchdog group said leadership at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is living lavishly off millions of dollars raised in donations while spending relatively little to support local animal shelters. The ASPCA, a national nonprofit organization known for its commercials featuring abused and malnourished dogs, allocates just a small […]
Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia effectively chose to walk away from a high-profile lawsuit over its transgender pronoun and bathroom policies, agreeing to allow judgment to be entered against the district rather than continue defending its rules in federal court. Jane Doe, the former Fairfax County student represented by America First Legal, accepted the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pushed back on House Republicans‘ criticism over getting “rolled” by House Democrats over a provision of the annual defense authorization bill, saying that “all of that is false.” Johnson’s remarks follow Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), chairwoman of House Republican leadership, blasting him for allowing Democrats to remove an amendment to […]
Retailer Costco is suing the Trump administration over tariffs, anticipating that the Supreme Court will rule against President Donald Trump’s emergency powers. While Trump is promising $2,000 tariff dividend checks to Americans, Costco is seeking a full refund of the tariffs it has paid to the Trump administration for its foreign products, with interest, before […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funding from Minnesota and decertify the state’s commercial driver license program on Monday after a September audit found that the state vaguely complied with federal laws. The audit alleged that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services issued nondomiciled CDLs that extend beyond the […]
Vice President JD Vance dominates the early race to be the 2028 Republican presidential nominee, another sign that his boss, President Donald Trump, continues to influence the GOP base greatly. With strong support from Republican women and Hispanic voters, Vance’s lead is nearly double the support for his likely competition in what could be a […]
San Francisco will file the first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods, arguing that cities and countries shoulder the burden of chronic diseases caused by consuming unhealthful products. City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that he will be filing suit against 10 major food corporations that produce some of the most popular […]
President Donald Trump is staying quiet as Congress works to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, but Trumpworld insiders believe the White House will rally Republicans behind a proposal as the Dec. 31 expiration date approaches. Democratic lawmakers have been sounding the alarm for months about how health insurance premiums will skyrocket for more than 20 million […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has advised President Donald Trump to implement a “full travel ban” from countries that are “flooding” the United States with criminals. Noem announced late Monday that she had met with Trump and called on him to ban people from an unspecified number of nations. “I just met with the President. […]
Mass killings in the United States are on track to be at their lowest annual levels since 2006. A recent mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in California marked the country’s 17th mass killing in 2025, but the incidents are down 24% this year, according to an Associated Press database. FBI Deputy Director Dan […]
