Since North Carolina passed a “bathroom” law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond. (Image credit: Matthew Pearson)
The Fox-to-Trump Funnel sweeps up Jeanine Pirro of ‘The Five’
The Five to become the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., attends FOX Nation’s 2024 Patriot Awards on December 05, 2024.’/> Jeanine Pirro is the latest Fox News personality to join the Trump administration. She will serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., replacing Ed Martin whose confirmation ran into problems in the […]
Why Trump is focusing on business deals on his Middle East trip
President Trump is yet to broker an end to the war in Gaza. So the first big trip of his second term will focus on big investments instead. (Image credit: Jim Watson)
States support parents in legal case over school’s secret gender transition of child
Nearly two dozen states have banded together, filing an amicus brief to defend the constitutional rights of a Florida family, whose public middle school is accused of secretly “socially transitioning” their 13-year-old daughter without their consent. The brief, filed on April 30, involves January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, parents in Leon County, Florida, who allege school […]
WATCH: Senators answer questions about ‘due process’ as Trump cracks down on illegal immigration
While Republicans have celebrated President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, Democrats have accused the Trump administration’s deportations of violating due process. “We need judges that are not going to be demanding a trial for every single illegal immigrant. We have millions of people who have come in here illegally, and we can’t have a […]
Judge puts temporary pause on Trump’s mass layoffs at government agencies
A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary pause on the Trump administration’s plans to restructure various government agencies and cut tens of thousands of federal workers because the government overhaul was not authorized by Congress. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston put a 14-day pause on the mass layoffs, siding with a group of unions, […]
Mexico sues Google for changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump’s order
Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google after it changed the label for the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps platform to match U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to amend the name of the body of water, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum said at a press briefing […]
VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations
As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump’s goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won’t be enough doctors and nurses. (Image credit: Katya Mendoza)
Trump signs executive order launching self-deportation program
President Trump said that he signed an executive order Friday to formally launch a self-deportation program to further incentivize migrants living in the United States illegally to leave the country. “We are making it as easy as possible for illegal aliens to leave America. Any illegal alien can simply show up at an airport and […]
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump admin’s mass layoff plans
A federal judge issued a ruling Friday ordering a temporary pause in the Trump administration’s plan to slash various agencies and fire tens of thousands of federal workers. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston of California issued a two-week pause, arguing that while the president can institute changes to federal agencies and conduct mass layoffs, he […]
Texas pushes back against foreign land grab with ‘strongest bill in the nation’ against China, Iran, Russia
Texas lawmakers are charging ahead with what they call the nation’s strongest legislative effort yet to block hostile foreign powers from purchasing land in the Lone Star State. Championed by Republican state Rep. Cole Hefner and state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, Senate Bill 17 (SB17) is designed to stop governments and entities tied to countries like […]
New Pentagon directives ban certain books, affirmative action at military academies
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FEMA leader axed after contradicting Noem, Trump
96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } {beacon} {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment <!– The Big Story FEMA leader axed after contradicting Noem, Trump The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was fired Thursday, one day after telling lawmakers […]
Greene passes on Senate run against Ossoff in Georgia
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Friday that she will not jump into Georgia’s 2026 Senate race and challenge incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.). The Georgia Republican firebrand, who was elected to Congress in 2020, slammed the Senate, arguing that not much gets done in the upper chamber and that donors hold too much sway […]
Pete Hegseth directs military academies that all future admissions will be based solely on merit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday sent a memo to West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, saying that all future admissions will be based solely on merit. “The Department owes it to our nation, our Service Members, and our young Americans applying to the MSAs to ensure admissions to […]
Massachusetts suspect charged with attempting to assassinate a Cabinet nominee
A Massachusetts suspect was charged this week with attempting to assassinate a cabinet nominee, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Ryan Michael English, 24, was arrested in January after allegedly attempting to bring a knife and two improvised Molotov cocktails into the U.S. Capitol to assassinate then-Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent during his nomination. On […]
Trump news at a glance: White House doesn’t trust Hegseth to choose new chief of staff
Exasperated by turmoil dogging defense secretary, the White House will block his new choice, sources say – key US politics stories from 9 May 2025 at a glance Exasperated by the turmoil that has dogged Pete Hegseth’s office in recent weeks, the White House will block the US defense secretary’s choice of chief of staff […]
Witkoff suggests scrapping Iran nuclear talks if no progress
President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff suggested during a recent interview that the United States could walk away from ongoing nuclear talks with Iran if no progress ensues after the forthcoming meeting on Sunday in Oman. “We didn’t think that the talks last week were going to be productive because we needed to get […]
Hegseth ditches planned Israel trip to travel with Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will forgo his planned trip to Israel next week for a seat aboard Air Force One on President Trump’s trip to the Middle East, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson confirmed Friday. Hegseth “was asked to join President Trump’s Middle East trip next week & is honored to do so,” Sean Parnell wrote […]
House panel unveils tax portion of Trump agenda bill
The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, on Friday evening released partial text for its portion of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and scheduled a markup for the legislation for Tuesday at 2 p.m. Changes to the text are still possible before that Tuesday markup. “It’s not unusual for a revised […]
