The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that leading business interests fear would lead to an age of expensive power and rolling blackouts. If passed by the House, state S.B. 715 would require all renewable projects — even existing ones — to buy backup power, largely from coal or gas plants. This would require solar […]
White House ‘actively looking’ at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that President Trump and his team are “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown. “Well, the Constitution is clear — and that of course is the supreme law of the land — that the privilege of the writ of […]
Jeanine Pirro’s Qualifications Are Not the Problem
Donald Trump has been widely ridiculed for staffing his administration with unqualified partisan hacks recruited from Fox News. This is not quite fair. Yesterday, Trump named Jeanine Pirro as Washington, D.C.’s new interim U.S. attorney. Pirro is a partisan hack recruited from Fox News, but she’s a qualified one. Millions of Americans know Pirro as […]
Mayor of Newark arrested for trespassing at Ice detention center
Ras Baraka, who has spoken out against Trump’s immigration policies, was at the center with Democratic members of Congress US politics live – latest updates The mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, was arrested for trespass at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention center in New Jersey on Friday as Democratic members of Congress also […]
USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau)
Federal judge appears likely to temporarily halt Trump’s sweeping government overhaul
A federal judge in San Francisco appeared ready to temporarily block the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of the federal government. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan)
Gavin Newsom removes ad after being knocked for using Ukraine footage while bragging about California
California’s progressive Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom posted an ad bragging about California’s economy and knocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but then quickly deleted it after an X user pointed out that the video used footage from Ukraine and Estonia rather than California. The footage has since been replaced with video shot in America. The governor, […]
Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of weekend talks with Beijing
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said that an “80% Tariff on China seems right!” adding on Truth Social that the final number would be up to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. An 80% tariff on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. would be nearly half of the current 145% tariff on the Asian country. […]
X posts – Is the new pope a ‘registered Republican’? No, but Robert Prevost has voted in GOP primaries
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
Loomer spars with surgeon general nominee’s brother on X
Conservative activist Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump’s new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Loomer, who is known to speak with Trump and was seen as a player in the administration’s decision to dismiss several national security staff members, railed against Casey Means’s qualifications to serve […]
Cotton unveils legislation requiring location verification for advanced AI chip exports
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill Friday that would require chip exports to have location-tracking systems to prevent American technology from reaching adversaries. The bill, titled the Chip Security Act, would direct the Commerce Department to require a “location verification mechanism” on artificial intelligence chips subject to export controls. Chip exporters would then be […]
Danish PM on reported US spying on Greenland: ‘You cannot spy against an ally’
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen weighed in on the report that the United States has stepped up its spying efforts on Greenland, telling the Associated Press (AP) that “you cannot spy against an ally.” “Cooperation about defense and deterrence and security in the northern part of Europe is getting more and more important,” Frederiksen told […]
White House to take choice of Pentagon chief of staff out of Hegseth’s hands
Exclusive: The intervention to marginalize Ricky Buria is aimed at insulating the Pentagon from any more missteps 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 and select a candidate of its own, according to two people […]
Indiana passes law threatening non-profit status of expensive hospitals
Landmark legislation follows local uproar over a Guardian investigation into a major non-profit’s high prices Indiana’s governor, Mike Braun, has signed a landmark bill that would strip charity hospitals of their non-profit status if they continue to charge high prices. The legislation, the first of its kind in the United States, followed uproar across the […]
US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals
It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US.
Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens, Fox News Digital has learned. The president’s order directs the secretary of veterans affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs […]
Trump is committed to 10% baseline tariff, White House says, despite UK trade deal announcement
President Donald Trump is “determined to continue with a “10% baseline tariff” against all countries despite his announcement this week of a trade deal with the United Kingdom, the White House said Friday. “The president is committed to the 10% baseline tariff, not just for the United Kingdom, but for his trade negotiations with all […]
Trump’s tax hike proposal is ‘déjà vu’ of George H. W. Bush’s ‘read my lips’ moment, experts say
Americans lambasted President George H. W. Bush for infamously vowing on stage at the 1988 Republican National Convention not to raise taxes on Americans, then supporting a tax hike as president two years later. History could repeat itself as President Donald Trump this week signaled his support for congressional Republicans raising taxes to accomplish the […]
Johnson ‘open to the conversation’ about banning stock trades
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is open to considering a ban on stock trades for members of Congress. The idea has been heavily floated by Democratic lawmakers including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “There’s probably a reason that the bill hasn’t moved in all those years because there’s […]
Social Security increase missing? Here’s what to do
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed by former President Biden in January, increased benefits for many seniors in the U.S. But what if you haven’t received your increase? As of May 2, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reported that 84 percent of workers have received increased benefits. This accounts for about 2.4 million people and […]
