President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a key promise made during his campaign. A summary of the order shows that it directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority … Read more
President Donald Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced the arrest of three members of the notorious MS-13 gang and promised that more arrests are coming. The three members of the gang were charged with the near-decade-old slaying of a rival gang member, 22-year-old Gerson Vilelio Vasquez-Portillo, who was killed in Palm Beach, Fla., back in … Read more
President Donald Trump dropped the ax on some top members of his national security team after a meeting with investigative journalist Laura Loomer earlier this week. National Security Agency Director Army Gen. Timothy Haugh and civilian Deputy Director Wendy Noble were among those who were fired by the president, a senior official said to Fox News. Haugh was … Read more
Political analyst Mark Halperin said Friday that if Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decides to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer in the 2028 New York Senate primary, he believes Schumer would likely have to step aside. According to NBC News, both public and behind-the-scenes pressure has been mounting from Democrats encouraging Ocasio-Cortez to run if Schumer seeks … Read more
Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza said Friday that even if President Donald Trump’s tariffs end up causing serious economic fallout, Democrats still face steep odds in their bid to retake the Senate in 2026. Markets tumbled on Thursday and Friday following Trump’s announcement of sweeping global tariffs on Wednesday. During a livestream, a viewer … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James delivered a fiery speech at a civil rights event hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton, sharply criticizing President Donald Trump while invoking religious imagery as she accused him of spreading division and eroding the foundations of democracy. James, who is currently entangled in multiple legal battles with the president, at … Read more
The Trump administration is carrying out an aggressive plan to shrink the federal workforce at a pace not seen since the Clinton era—aiming to surpass even those historic reductions. Through mass layoffs, voluntary buyouts, and sweeping agency reorganizations, the administration is accelerating toward its goal of slashing trillions in government spending and dismantling entrenched bureaucratic … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday granted President Donald Trump his first major legal victory since returning to office, allowing his administration to temporarily freeze millions of dollars in federal grants allocated to states for combating teacher shortages. In a narrow 5-4 decision, the court’s majority sided with the administration, while Chief Justice John Roberts joined … Read more
The world’s richest man wants answers about how members of Congress have become “strangely wealthy” despite their relatively modest government salaries. During a town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday night, Tesla, Starlink, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would look into how certain lawmakers have amassed … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order mandating that individuals submit government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and that all ballots for federal elections be reviewed by Election Day. The order stipulates that voter registration forms include official proof of citizenship, instructs the attorney general to establish information-sharing agreements with … Read more