Politics
Federal judge erases Trump’s 39-country travel ban
A federal judge struck down the Trump administration's policy that barred applicants from the 39 countries on the president's travel ban list.
Federal watchdog flags use-of-force violations at Louisiana’s largest ICE facility
Staff at a federal immigration detention center in Louisiana subdued detainees with prohibited use-of-force techniques including chokeholds and stabbing one with a pen, a federal watchdog has found.
Trump narrows DNI search to five candidates to replace Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
President Trump says he's conducting five interviews before he selects someone to permanently fill the director of national intelligence job in the wake of Tulsi Gabbard's resignation.
OPM gives federal workers the green light to telework during FIFA World Cup matches
The Office of Personnel Management is giving federal agencies in the 11 World Cup host markets across the nation the OK to let their employees work remotely.
Planning commission seeks more details on Trump’s planned 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial
The National Capital Planning Commission has kept alive the triumphal arch that President Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital, requesting more information on how it could potentially impact air travel navigation in the area, as well as other specifics on construction and traffic in the area.
WATCH: Trump says he’d ‘be honored’ to meet with Iran’s supreme leader to make a deal
President Trump said he'd "be honored" to meet with Iran's supreme leader to make a deal to end the conflict.
FCC weighs overhaul of subsidies for classroom internet as Big Tech backlash grows
All that screen time in school may not be a good idea after all, and the Trump administration is weighing an overhaul of its decades-old program that pays for public school internet, which some children are using to watch porn in the classroom.
Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI
A foreign surveillance law could expire Friday as Democrats block a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the key spy authority over their concerns about President Trump's pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.
House passes bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia
The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
Anti-Weaponization Fund, ballroom, DNI chief: Trump plans trip up immigration package’s passage
Republicans expected their filibuster-proof effort to fund immigration enforcement agencies through President Trump's remaining time in office to be an easy lift, but the $70 billion bill has stalled multiple times over unrelated, politically charged issues.
U.S. journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
Decades in the making, Deb Haaland’s political rise spurs both inspiration and scrutiny
As the sun peeked over the Sandia Mountains, Deb Haaland was at a familiar spot, the tribal community where she used to work, waving at motorists and encouraging them to stop and vote in New Mexico's primary.
Trump to spend $700M to boost U.S. coal production
President Trump said Thursday that he is invoking Cold War-era authorities to dole out $700 million in federal funds to boost coal production in the U.S.
Trump says he didn’t see any evidence of cognitive decline in Biden in meeting
President Trump said Thursday that he did not notice any evidence of cognitive decline in President Biden when the two met in person at the White House, shortly after the November 2024 presidential election.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Thursday in upholding the power of federal regulators to enforce data privacy laws on telecommunications companies.
House task force to examine immigration policy abuses under Biden and Obama
House lawmakers next week will examine how temporary amnesty programs, including Temporary Protected Status or TPS, were abused by past administrations to enable permanent benefits and residency for illegal immigrants.
