New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said a classroom phone ban set to be implemented this year will protect students’ education. The distraction free school policy will make New York the largest state in the nation to require statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools. “I’ve been a mom longer than I’ve been a […]
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Watch live: White House holds briefing amid trade, Ukraine talks
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Friday afternoon, a day after President Trump announced the first major trade deal following last month’s sweeping tariff announcement. Trump on Thursday unveiled an agreement between the U.S. and United Kingdom, as global and domestic markets continue to reel from the administration’s rollout of tariffs. On […]
‘It’s all very sad’: Trump’s attack on arts funding has a devastating effect
The president’s steady dismantling of the National Endowment for the Arts has affected organizations across the US with more chaos set to continue On the afternoon of 3 May, arts organizations around the US began receiving cryptic emails from a previously unknown government email account. The missives declared that these organizations’ missions were no longer […]
Americans still dream about factory jobs. Can they be brought back?
Trump’s administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But what makes us nostalgic for factory work? (Image credit: Martin/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Inclusive tone of new pope isn’t sitting well with some in the ‘America First’ movement
The morning after his election, Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV and the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history — presided over his first Mass. In a nod to his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, Leo pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and pointed to a loss of religious faith […]
Veteran advocacy leader defends Trump’s shake-ups at VA, calls for reform to support veterans
EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump‘s Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, has proposed a 15% workforce reduction with a goal of cutting 80,000 jobs at the VA. Retired Lt. Col. Jim Whaley, CEO of Mission Roll Call, a veteran advocacy non-profit, said such VA reform is necessary to improve veterans’ lives across the United States. Whaley […]
Blue state Republicans threaten mutiny over state and local taxes in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Sparks are flying over taxes that primarily affect Republicans representing districts in Democrat-controlled states, sending tensions skyrocketing as GOP lawmakers negotiate President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill.” The fight more specifically is about state and local tax deductions, colloquially known as SALT. Republican lawmakers representing high-cost-of-living areas outside big cities had been pushing leaders to […]
The Déjà Vu of Trump 2.0’s First Foreign Trip
Surely, you remember The Orb. It’s been nearly a decade, but the image from Riyadh still prompts fascination, mystery, and a general feeling of Just what was that anyway? The glowing orb radiated from the center of a darkened room lined with computer screens. A trio of world leaders—President Donald Trump, King Salman of Saudi […]
The Wheels Come Off Trump’s Attempt To Pass A ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
The true extent of the confusion between the Trump White House and Republicans in Congress on Trump’s fiscal agenda came crashing out into the open this week. Amid brutal intraparty tensions over how exactly they will enact sweeping cuts to Medicaid, far-right members of the House Republican conference jammed things up substantially this week when […]
Court rules Alabama congressional map intentionally discriminated against Black voters
Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district. A three-judge panel said the congressional map drawn by the 2023 Alabama Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act. The judges, which ruled against the state twice before and put a new […]
Extend Trump’s tax cuts to keep the American Dream alive
The Latino community powers the U.S. economy, fueling billions in revenue, millions of jobs, and a vibrant network of small businesses. Yet years of inflation and economic uncertainty have dimmed hope for many, with most Latinos feeling the American Dream is slipping out of reach. Congress has a chance to change that by extending the […]
Sotomayor urges lawyers to ‘stand up’ amid Trump attacks
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday urged lawyers to defend the judiciary amid verbal attacks from the Trump administration due to recent rulings. “Our job is to stand up for people who can’t do it themselves. And our job is to be the champion of lost causes,” Sotomayor said during a Thursday event for the American […]
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009. (Image credit: Hulton Archive)
David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service’s new leader
The U.S. Postal Service’s governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy. (Image credit: Joshua Roberts)
Pope Leo XIV calls Church ‘a beacon to illuminate dark nights’ in first Mass
Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff.
Dem in Trump district race scrubs social media of posts praising progressives: ‘Scam artist’
FIRST ON FOX: A Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey who has been positioning herself as a moderate to unseat the sitting Republican in a pro-Trump district, has deleted several social media posts promoting progressive candidates and causes. Democrat Rebecca Bennett, who is running in the Democratic primary to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. […]
Vance says India-Pakistan conflict ‘none of our business’ as Trump offers US help
Vice President JD Vance suggested the U.S. will not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, arguing the dust-up is “fundamentally none of our business.” “We can’t control these countries,” Vance told Fox News’ Martha McCallum on “The Story” Thursday. “We’re not going to get involved in the middle of a war that’s fundamentally […]
Trump pushes tax hikes for wealthy as ‘big, beautiful bill’ deadline looms
House Republicans are trying to find the right cocktail of tax reductions and new revenue to pass President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” by Memorial Day. No taxes on tips is politically popular and is a key campaign promise of the president, but a coalition of deficit hawks could block that if the GOP fails […]
US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say
Donald Trump has directed officials to grant refugee status to Afrikaners who he claims suffer discrimination The US has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who could arrive as soon as Monday in Washington DC, where they will be welcomed by government officials, according to media reports. Donald Trump suspended the US […]
Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal’ Trump
Oscar nominee warns ‘truth itself is under revision’ while receiving award at Smithsonian American history museum Ava DuVernay, an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director, has urged artists and historians to hold the line against a “criminal” US president at a time when “truth itself is under revision”. DuVernay, whose films include Selma, which chronicles Martin Luther […]
