The Justice Department sued Virginia on Monday over a state law that allows illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition and financial aid at public colleges and universities, arguing the policy violates federal immigration law and unlawfully discriminates against U.S. citizens. The 13-page complaint, filed in federal district court in Richmond, challenges a provision of […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford largely dismissed comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s concerns about President Donald Trump, citing how this strongly contrasts with the lack of concern the last president received. O’Donnell, a longtime critic of Trump before he entered the White House, said on TikTok that the president is making “crazy posts like someone with temporal, frontal lobe dementia,” […]
The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order […]
Taiwan‘s president slammed China on its second day of military exercises near the island, saying the country is working to deliberately undermine “regional stability through military intimidation.” China said it was merely responding to Taiwanese forces and taking the “necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te expressed his “strongest […]
More artists are pulling out of performing at the Kennedy Center after the prestigious cultural arts hub was renamed to honor President Donald Trump. The Cookers canceled two shows scheduled for New Year’s Eve, the acclaimed jazz ensemble announced on Monday. Drummer Billy Hart told the New York Times that the historic arts center’s recent […]
Hamas vowed not to disarm after confirming the deaths of five of its senior leaders, complicating President Donald Trump’s peace plan. In a statement, Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades announced the deaths of five prominent leaders, including two of its most famous. Among those killed was Mohammed al Sinwar, the brother of former Hamas […]
The father-son team accused of slaughtering 15 Jews at an Australian Hanukkah celebration does not appear to be connected to a wider terrorist network, authorities announced Tuesday. Police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the suspects’ vehicle following the targeted shooting at Bondi Beach, with Australian officials describing the incident as “a terrorist attack […]
Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting Emirati equipment unloading at the port of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday after accusing its ally of “extremely dangerous” actions, a major escalation in the war-torn nation. After weeks of high tensions following the Emirati-backed Southern Transition Council’s seizure of eastern Yemen, hopes of de-escalation have collapsed after Riyadh launched […]
Moscow claimed Tuesday that an alleged Ukrainian attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s home earlier this week was meant to derail the United States’s work to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The supposed attack is “aimed at thwarting President [Donald] Trump’s efforts to promote a peaceful resolution” to the war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Ukraine […]
Senate Republicans are optimistic about bipartisanship beyond healthcare next year, despite the looming midterm elections, but some of President Donald Trump’s latest actions could thwart the appetite for deal-making. The administration is dismantling a federal climate center and halting construction of offshore wind projects, drawing ire from Democrats who say the moves intentionally undercut clean […]
