Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she has “serious objections” to the defense funding proposals in President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget request, while also taking issue with some of the non-defense programs being targeted. In a statement on Friday, Collins called Trump’s request “simply one step in the annual budget process,” adding […]
Collateral damage: The airmen who can’t afford Utah anymore
As the mayor of Utah’s “Military City,” I have the daily privilege of watching the men and women at Hill Air Force Base help defend our national security. Unfortunately, these same airmen’s security at home is under a different kind of attack right now: Personnel, from the newly enlisted to the officer level, can no […]
Groundbreaking musician Jill Sobule dies in house fire
Her song I Kissed a Girl is widely considered the first openly gay themed song to crack the Billboard Top 20.
A US judge partially blocked Trump’s election integrity order from taking force. Is that legal?
Last month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity – a move that underscores how deeply divided the country remains over what “election integrity” really means.. Though the executive order Trump signed was titled, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” the Democratic […]
Trump to host military parade to celebrate Army’s 250th birthday, honor active-duty service members, veterans
EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty service members and commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, Fox News Digital has learned. The parade is expected to take place on June 14 — the 250th birthday of the United States Army and also Trump’s birthday. TRUMP […]
A reckless sale of public lands won’t solve the housing crisis
As sky-high housing costs bring widespread economic pain, some in Washington are using the crisis as an opportunity to push a reckless proposal to sell off America’s public lands. After many years of stagnant housing construction, the U.S. needs a focused effort to support struggling families and build more affordable homes. Solving the housing crisis […]
Trump proposes $65M cut for Howard University
President Trump is proposing significantly reducing federal funding for Howard University, potentially creating a funding gap for the nation’s only federally chartered Historically Black College and University (HBCU). In his budget request to Congress on Friday, Trump proposed cutting $65 million in federal funding for Howard. The move would reduce the D.C. school’s federal funding […]
Canadian prime minister says he’ll visit White House on Tuesday
Canada’s newly elected prime minister, Mark Carney, said he will visit the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with President Trump. “There will be zigs and zags, ups and downs. But as I said in my remarks, I will fight for the best deal for Canada and only accept the best deal for Canada […]
Popovich steps down as Spurs coach after 29 years
Gregg Popovich steps down from his position as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after 29 seasons with the team.
11 top contenders to replace Waltz as national security adviser
National security adviser Mike Waltz is out, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio replacing him on an interim basis. President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that Waltz, a former House GOP lawmaker, would instead be his next nominee for U.N. ambassador. “From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security […]
Trump’s better-than-expected jobs report
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Trump ends small package tariff exemption while waiving customs rules
The White House closed the so-called de minimis tariff loophole for lower-value Chinese imports Friday but also waived a customs rule that will make collecting those tariffs very difficult, trade experts say. As part of its ongoing trade war, which is focused now particularly on China, the Trump administration formally ended the small-package exemption that […]
Top Senate Armed Services Republican says Trump OMB’s budget ‘shreds to the bone’ military capabilities
The Senate’s top Armed Services Republican eviscerated President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shortly after the White House released details of its government funding proposal for fiscal year 2026. “President Trump successfully campaigned on a Peace Through Strength agenda, but his advisers at the Office of Management and Budget were apparently not […]
Vance touts first 100 days as ‘revival’ from Biden years
Vice President Vance described the first 100 days of President Trump’s return to the White House as a “revival” of the American spirit in a Washington Post op-ed Friday. “In just 100 days, the Trump administration has begun to tear down the barriers standing between our nation’s working class and the American Dream,” he wrote. […]
Rubio: Ukraine peace deal ‘closer,’ but sides still ‘a little far apart’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated Thursday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is still on the horizon but noted the Eastern European nations are still very much at odds with “no military solution.” “I think we know where Ukraine is and we know where Russia is right now and where [Russian President […]
Senate GOP chairman knocks Trump budget over military spending
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) knocked President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal on Friday for not doing enough to keep pace with military threats from China, Russia and other adversaries. Wicker warned the spending level called by the White House budget would “decrease President Trump’s military options and his negotiating leverage.” “President Trump […]
House budget bill should preserve Medicaid’s ‘original purpose,’ says Rep. Jeff Hurd
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans’ budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the “right reforms,” like work requirements and stopping “improper” spending, could save money. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)
Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China
The technology giant says US tariffs will add around $900m to its costs this quarter.
David Horowitz Dies
I had not seen that David Horowitz died. I have said many very harsh things about Horowitz over the years, going back to one of my earliest pieces in The American Prospect in the late 90s. I even had a few personal run-ins with him. I stand by all of that but it’s not the […]
Democratic rep: Party not having standard bearer ‘a good thing’
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) in a recent interview said he believes its good the Democratic Party “doesn’t have a standard bearer” despite plummeting popularity and mounting frustration from its base, claiming it provides an opportunity for diverse opinions. “You may think that’s a bad thing; I disagree, I think that’s a good thing, because what […]
