A district court handed the Trump administration another victory on Friday, overturning an injunction that had previously blocked its effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On February 1, President Trump dismissed CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, a Biden appointee. Acting Director Russell Vought subsequently ordered staff to cease all operations and close the agency’s … Read more

A lot of attention has been given to the way Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen smiling after leaving his meeting with President Donald Trump in Alaska. The moment, captured by cameras and widely shared online, quickly became the subject of intense commentary. “PUTIN RIDES AWAY WITH TRUMP… SMILING. Putin was seen smiling as he … Read more

The State Department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts “a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days.” The move comes after investigative journalist Laura Loomer reported that Gazans were arriving … Read more

A Rhode Island man who federal authorities say threatened to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and two senior members of his administration has been indicted by a grand jury but continues to walk free under court-ordered monitoring, despite his violent history and repeated warnings from prosecutors. Carl D. Montague, 37, of Providence, faces federal charges … Read more

Presidents Donald J. Trump and Vladimir Putin met Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for their first in-person meeting in six years, with the war in Ukraine and U.S.–Russia economic cooperation topping the agenda. The nearly three-hour summit ended without a ceasefire agreement, but Trump called the discussions “very productive,” saying there were “many … Read more

With Texas Democrats ending their walkout, Republican lawmakers in the state are moving forward with a redistricting plan expected to add five new GOP-held congressional seats. The plan follows a broader national trend in which both parties have been accused of drawing favorable district maps, with Republican leaders in Texas pointing to Democratic-dominated states such … Read more

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order Thursday evening appointing a new Emergency Police Commissioner with authority over Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith, granting Washington, D.C., officers greater leeway in dealing with suspected illegal immigrants. The order, titled Restoring Safety and Security to the District of Columbia, designates Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole as … Read more

A grand jury has issued a new indictment against a Rhode Island man accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald J. Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Carl D. Montague, 37, of Providence, remains out on bail with an ankle monitor after being charged this week with … Read more

President Donald Trump renewed his call for an investigation into Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over alleged insider trading, this time including her husband, Paul Pelosi, in the demand. The president’s latest remarks come just a week after he first targeted the former House speaker over her stock trading, as the Senate debated legislation to ban … Read more

federal appeals court has handed President Donald Trump a significant legal victory, overturning a lower court order that had forced his administration to resume billions of dollars in foreign aid payments. In a 2–1 decision issued Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the two nonprofit organizations challenging … Read more