A federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday canceled testimony scheduled from acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, but not without sharply rebuking the agency for what he described as a pattern of ignoring court orders in immigration cases.  Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz, a George W. Bush appointee, had ordered Lyons to […]

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is proposing an audit of whether insurance companies are using federal tax dollars to fund abortions, a legislative compromise meant to jump-start negotiations over enhanced Obamacare subsidies. The proposal, which would vet the companies’ compliance with the Hyde Amendment, was tucked into bill text that Moreno shared with the rest of an […]

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said Wednesday that the scrutiny over the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act is “clearly” a bid to shut down “workarounds for internet anonymity.” Various United States officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have criticized the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, a set of laws that aims to protect children […]

The Trump administration will begin allowing Venezuela to sell oil subject to U.S. sanctions in the near future with the revenue initially going to specific government services subject to Washington’s oversight. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered insight into the administration’s strategy for handling the sale of Venezuelan oil and what will happen with the […]