The U.S. Supreme Court has reduced the scope of environmental studies for key infrastructure projects, potentially speeding up the permitting process for highways, airports, and pipelines. The judgment is the latest loss for environmentalists at the conservative Supreme Court, which has recently thrown down measures aimed at protecting wetlands and preventing cross-state air pollution. President … Read more

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Socialist from New York, is once again portraying herself as a victim of a potential DOJ probe, following her controversial involvement in an immigration webinar. AOC revealed that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice has yet to answer her requests about whether she is under federal investigation. The matter pertains to … Read more

In the first week after the White House assumed control of Washington, D.C.’s police force and deployed federal agents and National Guard troops, the city recorded a modest drop in reported crime but a sharp increase in immigration-related arrests, according to a CNN analysis of government data. For the week beginning August 12 — the … Read more

President Donald Trump is making his move against those who burn the American flag. More than three decades after the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot prohibit burning or desecrating an American flag because doing so would violate the United States Constitution, Trump will order prosecutors to punish anyone who burns the American flag. … Read more

Officials with the once-folksy American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel have responded to growing backlash against the company’s rebranding, which critics have derided as “woke” and “soulless.” “Our values haven’t changed,” the restaurant told Newsweek in a statement. “The heart and soul of Cracker Barrel haven’t changed.” Cracker Barrel’s statement continued, “Uncle Herschel remains front and center in … Read more

An FBI raid on the residence of former National Security Advisor John Bolton was apparently tied to claims that he used a private email server to convey sensitive documents to his family. Bolton, who has now turned against Donald Trump after being booted from the White House during his first term, was at home when … Read more

Days after deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to send additional forces into Baltimore, escalating his law-and-order campaign against Democratic-led cities ahead of the election. Trump described Baltimore as “out of control” and “crime-ridden,” aiming at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) in a move that further heightened tensions … Read more

The Pentagon is preparing to deploy U.S. military forces to Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to address crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing officials familiar with the discussions. The plans, which have been under consideration for weeks, include several options, such as mobilizing several thousand National Guard … Read more

Ed Martin, who leads the Trump Justice Department’s investigations into government weaponization and serves as special counsel in the mortgage fraud probes targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), has warned James that the inquiry will intensify after she rejected what he described as his olive branch. Just four days … Read more

A new analysis by The New York Times highlights a significant and largely underreported challenge for Democrats: a steady decline in voter registration compared with Republicans in most of the country. Of the 30 states that record voter registration by party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in 29 between 2020 and 2024, marking a sharp … Read more