President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon aimed at fast-tracking children through the foster care system. The order also launched first lady Melania Trump‘s “Fostering the Future” initiative, an offshoot of her “Be Best” antibullying campaign from the president’s first term. The first lady headlined the signing ceremony, which was also attended […]

Starbucks Workers United launched a strike at coffeehouses in over 40 cities on Thursday, hoping to hamper sales on the coffee chain’s “Red Cup” sales day. Red Cup Day, when the coffee giant gives away free reusable holiday-themed cups with customer orders, is an annual event for the company. The 2024 Red Cup Day broke […]

The State Department designated antifa groups on the other side of the Atlantic as foreign terrorist organizations. Four organizations that identify with the international antifa network will be designated as specifically designated global terrorists, a subgroup of foreign terrorist organizations, State Department officials announced on Thursday. “The anarchists, Marxists, and violent extremists of antifa have […]

PETA scored a big win this week when Congress finally voted to end the 42-day government shutdown. Deep down in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, was a provision pushed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to end sunscreen testing on animals, which can cause scarring and vision issues in bunnies and other test […]