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Democratic leaders are facing a Goldilocks dilemma. From the left, they’re under fire to take the fight against President Trump up to DEFCON 1. From the center, they’re meeting pressure to be less antagonistic — and even cooperate — with the duly elected administration. It’s all left Democratic leaders on…
DHS claims payment will be issued after individuals leave the US and it has been confirmed through their app US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has announced a new program offering a $1,000 payment to people in the US without immigration status as an incentive to return…
Rwanda is reportedly “in discussions with the United States” to receive migrants deported by the Trump administration. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told state broadcaster Rwanda TV on Sunday that the East African country “has not yet reached a stage where we can say exactly how things will proceed, but the…
President Trump’s “liberation day,” with its imposition of arbitrary tariffs on friend and foe alike, ended the post-Cold War era of free trade. In the 80 years following the end of World War II, international commerce not only expanded America’s global reach but also earned the respect and friendship of…
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) applauded President Trump’s order to reopen the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, saying he doesn’t believe in keeping prisoners comfortable. Mullin joined Fox News on Monday, just after Trump declared the historic prison off the shore of San Francisco should be reopened. The Oklahoma senator called for Alcatraz…
Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration’s decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes. (Image credit: Justin T. Gellerson for NPR)
President Donald Trump will host a Russian-American ballerina at the White House on Monday, roughly a month after the Trump administration secured her release from a Russian prison, Fox News Digital has learned. Ksenia Karelina, a former ballerina, was sentenced to 12 years in a Russian penal colony in 2024…
Some Republican leaders are hoping they can pass a massive bill codifying President Donald Trump‘s agenda into federal law by the Fourth of July. It means the sweeping policy overhaul could reach Trump’s desk for a signature by the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding. “I’ve said all along,…
FIRST ON FOX: A pro-Trump legal nonprofit is asking for the U.S. Department of Education to investigate an Ohio school district that the group says is pushing an “unlawful” DEI agenda and violating federal anti-discrimination law. The complaint from America First Legal alleges that the Upper Arlington School District in Columbus,…
House Judiciary Committee member Hank Johnson, R-Ga., made waves when he made allusions to the Holocaust while obliquely criticizing the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the arrest of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan. Johnson was speaking during a Wednesday committee markup meeting when he began paraphrasing German preacher Martin Niemöller’s…
EXCLUSIVE: An audit by Mississippi state auditor Shad White found several instances of “incredibly wasteful” expenditures of state HIV/AIDS grants, as President Donald Trump has been criticized for cutting similar funding via the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). White said his report shows funds meant for HIV/AIDS issues were spent…
One of President Donald Trump’s greatest political strengths has suddenly become a weakness. He won a second term in large part because voters believed he could boost the economy. Instead, Trump has shrunk it, and his tariffs have sent both the stock market and consumer confidence tumbling. Republicans in Congress…
Hollywood’s top studios and streaming services saw stocks fall on Monday morning after President Trump vowed to implement a 100 percent tariff on movies made abroad. In early morning trading, Netflix dropped around 4 percent, Disney fell more than 2 percent and Warner Bros. Discovery was down more than 3…
Americans tend to associate “crime prevention” with Democrats and “accountability for criminals” with Republicans. Democrats want government to invest in crime prevention because they’re worried we have too many people behind bars; Republicans should also be lining up behind that idea, but for the exact opposite reason: It will never…
President Trump spoke Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump posted on Truth Social that he and Erdoğan had a “very good and productive telephone conversation” that covered the war between Russia and Ukraine, the situation in Syria and Gaza. Trump said…
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would give migrants a $1,000 payment if they “self-deport” using a government app. The announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called the funds a way to “facilitate travel back to their home country” that will be paid once their return has…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) said on Monday it was “shocking” to hear President Trump say in a Sunday interview that he doesn’t know whether he needs to follow the Constitution. “It was shocking, and it tells you all you need to know about this presidency and this man:…
Israeli Cabinet ministers approved a plan early Monday to take over the Gaza Strip for an unspecified period of time, a move that dampens hopes of a ceasefire with Hamas in the near term. Israeli officials on Monday suggested the plans, which would mark a sharp turn away from talks…
Steven J Hatfill, who promoted the drug despite scant evidence of efficacy, becomes special adviser at HHS US politics live – latest updates A proponent of using the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 despite scant evidence of its efficacy has been named to a top pandemic prevention role at the…