A judge refused to block the Trump administration’s anti-weaponization fund, reasoning that there was no need to, but said he would take action if the effort was revived. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, shot down a watchdog’s request on the grounds that the Trump administration was no longer pursuing the […]

The national average price for regular gas continued the recent downward pricing trend on Thursday, falling to $4.129 per gallon. It marked a slight decrease from Wednesday’s average of $4.151 per gallon and a 12-cent drop compared to a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $4.241, according to AAA. Thursday’s average price […]

The Department of State claims to have busted multiple transnational “birth tourism” schemes aimed at allowing foreign nationals to have a baby on U.S. soil in order to collect an American passport on their way back home. In a series of statements posted Wednesday, the State Department reiterated its commitment to enforcing the U.S. statutes […]

A bitter fight over the federal government’s spy powers is quickly becoming a test of how much sway House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has with President Donald Trump. Johnson, a close ally who owes his speakership to Trump’s vote of confidence, has traveled to the White House twice this week to resolve a dispute over […]