US Navy to rename ship honouring gay rights leader and veteran Harvey Milk
The Navy is also considering renaming ships named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Harriet Tubman.
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Chinese official claims no knowledge of fungus situation, says China requires citizens ‘abide by local laws’
A Chinese embassy official said Wednesday he was unaware of the case involving two Chinese nationals charged with smuggling a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the U.S. for university research. “I don’t know the specific situation, but I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always required overseas Chinese…
Trump foe Judge Boasberg rules deported migrants can challenge removals, in blow to admin
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide all non-citizens deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to be afforded the opportunity to seek habeas relief in court, and challenge their alleged gang status— the latest in a heated fight centered…
GOP Leadership Not Worried About Forcing Members To Go On Record On Worst Of DOGE
The White House finally sent over a rescissions package request — a move the administration has been dragging its feet on for months — asking Republicans in Congress to swallow a chunk of the sweeping cuts that Elon Musk has enacted with his DOGE destruction so far this year.
Cruz to reintroduce bill labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after Boulder attack
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is planning to re-introduce a bill that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group after the Boulder attack launched by Mohamed Soliman. Soliman, an Egyptian citizen, has publicly supported the group on his social media accounts, according to reports from CNN. Cruz said Tuesday…
GOP leaders seek to quell debt revolt
96 <!– Plus: Russia prepares to retaliate after Ukraine attacks {beacon} REPUBLICAN LEADERS are working to quash a revolt over debt in President Trump’s agenda bill amid fierce criticism from Elon Musk and new projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The nonpartisan CBO said Wednesday that Trump’s “big,…
Judge blocks deportation of Boulder suspect’s family as DHS prepares removal
A federal judge in Colorado has blocked the deportation of the family of the suspect in the Boulder, Colo., attack. The order came just as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it was preparing to deport Mohamed Soliman’s wife and five children. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi…
‘These guys are idiots’: Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black call out government’s Harvey Milk erasure
Team behind Oscar-winning biopic of the groundbreaking gay politician hits back at decision to remove his name Sean Penn, the Oscar-winning actor of the 2008 Harvey Milk biopic Milk and Milk writer Dustin Lance Black have spoken out against US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to remove the gay rights…
Sen. Ron Johnson says House Megabill ‘Has no chance of passing’
Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said President Trump’s domestic policy bill – which narrowly passed the House – will not pass the Senate in its current form.
Elon Musk posts ‘Kill Bill’ meme in latest push to nix Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
Less than a week after leaving his position as head of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is calling on Americans to urge their senators and representatives to “kill” the “big, beautiful” budget bill backed by President Donald Trump. Musk has grown increasingly critical of Trump’s “big,…
Rising antisemitic violence, terror attacks in US spur House Homeland Security Committee hearing
EXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker on the House’s Homeland Security Committee is spearheading a hearing on growing antisemitic violence in the U.S. in response to recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. These attacks are not outliers, according to the chairman of the committee’s counterterrorism and intelligence subcommittee, Rep. August Pfluger…
Durbin obstruction threat chills Senate as Trump nominees hang in balance
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., used his opening remarks during the Senate’s first judicial nominee hearing of the year on Wednesday to remind his colleagues that he was holding up at least one of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice nominees. “I’ve got a hold on one nominee from Florida,” Durbin…
Trump officials intensify Columbia dispute with accreditation threat
Education department accuses university of violating federal anti-discrimination laws and notifies accreditor The Department of Education announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has notified Columbia University’s accreditor of an alleged violation of federal anti-discrimination laws by the elite, private university in New York that is part of the Ivy League.…
LGBTQ+ leaders condemn Trump plan to drop Harvey Milk’s name from navy ship
The Trump administration’s Pride month plan targets a San Francisco gay rights icon who was assassinated in 1978 Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a US naval ship, and especially during Pride month, when people gather…
Army secretary: Ukraine’s drone attack points to US vulnerability
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll on Wednesday warned that Ukraine’s recent drone strikes deep inside Russia reveals the United States has its own vulnerabilities in the face of similar attacks. Using relatively inexpensive drones, Ukraine on Sunday launched unprecedented attacks on Russian airfields as far away as Siberia, dealing a heavy…
Congress must pass the Safeguard Charity Act to save civil society
“Who killed civil society?” It’s a good question, and it’s the title of Howard Husock’s book, in which he pointed to the problems of government influence on nonprofits. “Government at all levels has now become the funder of social services, outsourcing to local nonprofits the job of distributing tax dollars, which influence…
GOP senator: Trump’s big, beautiful bill won’t meet July 4 deadline
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the sweeping bill to enact President Trump’s agenda needs to be overhauled and won’t get through the Senate by Trump’s July 4 deadline. “It won’t happen,” Johnson, who has harshly criticized the bill for adding trillions of dollars to the federal debt, said of Trump’s…
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Trump recission request is ‘bad on all accounts’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., warns President Trump’s cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting will negatively affect millions of people. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)
Canada proposes sweeping immigration and security bill
The law would aim to restrict asylum applications and expand authorities’ ability to inspect mail.
Musk urges Americans to tell lawmakers to ‘kill the bill’
Billionaire says the bill, which faces a key test in the Senate, undercuts efforts to slash federal spending.