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Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, but the conflict still rages

Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, but the conflict still rages

President Donald Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine within his first 24 hours in office. The conflict still rages.

GOP races against clock as Senate, House remain trillions of dollars apart on Trump's tax bill

GOP races against clock as Senate, House remain trillions of dollars apart on Trump's tax bill

House Republicans are beginning the process of crafting policies within their massive reconciliation framework.

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan still getting paid despite federal charges of helping illegal migrant escape ICE

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan still getting paid despite federal charges of helping illegal migrant escape ICE

A reserve judge has stepped in to spell the jurist, who is next due in court May 15.

COVID crackdown: Republicans seek to defund universities still requiring vaccine

COVID crackdown: Republicans seek to defund universities still requiring vaccine

Colleges that require students to undergo a COVID-19 vaccine will have their federal funding ended if House lawmakers get their wa...

Washington State Tax Hikes Target Tech Giants That Made It Rich

Washington State Tax Hikes Target Tech Giants That Made It Rich

New taxes passed in the final days of Washington’s legislative session seek to bridge a record budget deficit by shifting more of ...

Panama Seeks US Cooperation Without Taking Sides in Trade War

Panama Seeks US Cooperation Without Taking Sides in Trade War

Panama expects more cooperation with the US but is avoiding taking sides in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies,...

Sanchez Provides Few Answers on Spain’s Lingering Blackout

Sanchez Provides Few Answers on Spain’s Lingering Blackout

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered few answers and no concrete time frame for when the country’s power grid would be ful...

Connolly, Top Democrat on Oversight Panel, to Relinquish Post and Retire

Connolly, Top Democrat on Oversight Panel, to Relinquish Post and Retire

Representative Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia said he would not run for re-election. He will also give up his leadership spot on t...

Illinois gov calls for mass protests against Trump admin: GOP 'cannot know a moment of peace'

Illinois gov calls for mass protests against Trump admin: GOP 'cannot know a moment of peace'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, lambasted President Donald Trump and his administration, calling for mass protests and decl...

Senate puts Trump team in place, sets up agenda fight after 100-day sprint

Senate puts Trump team in place, sets up agenda fight after 100-day sprint

The Senate, by its own standards, is concluding one of its most productive periods in recent history at the close of President Don...

Ethics complaint against Letitia James calls for NY state courts to investigate Trump admin fraud claims

Ethics complaint against Letitia James calls for NY state courts to investigate Trump admin fraud claims

America First Legal Foundation, a pro-Trump legal advocacy group, filed an attorney ethics complaint against New York Attorney Gen...

New York City Transit System Chips Away at Subway Fare Evasion

New York City Transit System Chips Away at Subway Fare Evasion

Fare evasion on New York City’s subways and buses continues to decline as the nation’s largest transit agency seeks to get more ri...

Ousted Pentagon adviser says Hegseth ‘consumed’ by leaks as Trump predicts he’ll ‘get it together’

Ousted Pentagon adviser says Hegseth ‘consumed’ by leaks as Trump predicts he’ll ‘get it together’

Colin Carroll says, "We had less of a problem from deep state bureaucrats in the department than we did from maybe some people on ...

Trump Predicts Hegseth Will ‘Get It Together’ Despite Controversies

Trump Predicts Hegseth Will ‘Get It Together’ Despite Controversies

President Donald Trump said he thinks embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will “get it together,” suggesting he’ll stick with...

Hegseth vows crackdown on military obesity after shocking Reserve, Guard report

Hegseth vows crackdown on military obesity after shocking Reserve, Guard report

A new study found more than two-thirds of Reserve and Guard troops are overweight, prompting a scathing rebuke of lax standards fr...

US Treasury targets Houthi-linked vessels to disrupt efforts to fund 'dangerous and destabilizing attacks'

US Treasury targets Houthi-linked vessels to disrupt efforts to fund 'dangerous and destabilizing attacks'

The Trump administration sanctioned three vessels and their owners for providing support to the Houthis – the Iranian regime’s net...

Global Military Spending Surges as Europe Tackles Russian Threat

Global Military Spending Surges as Europe Tackles Russian Threat

Defense spending surged last year by the most since at least the end of the Cold War, according to data published Monday, with Eur...

Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress

Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress

State Rep. Donavan McKinney is the second Detroit Democrat to enter a primary to unseat second-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar

US Sanctions Three Ships Allegedly Linked to Iran-Backed Houthis

US Sanctions Three Ships Allegedly Linked to Iran-Backed Houthis

The US is imposing sanctions on three vessels for allegedly delivering refined petroleum products to the Houthis, a sign of contin...

Trump's executive order surge: The unprecedented use of presidential authority

Trump's executive order surge: The unprecedented use of presidential authority

Trump has signed more than 135 executive orders during his first 100 days in office during his second term – up from the 33 he sig...

IBM Plans to Invest $150 Billion Domestically in Latest Tech Sector Pledge

IBM Plans to Invest $150 Billion Domestically in Latest Tech Sector Pledge

The announcement comes as the Trump administration pressures firms to expand their U.S. manufacturing.

Dems stage 12-hour 'moral moment' at US Capitol, rejecting Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Dems stage 12-hour 'moral moment' at US Capitol, rejecting Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Sen. Cory Booker and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries livestreamed a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, takin...

Virginia congressman to retire after cancer returns

Virginia congressman to retire after cancer returns

Rep. Gerry Connolly is stepping down from his Oversight Committee role and will not run for re-election after announcing the retur...

Tom Homan says 139K deported since Trump took office: ‘Numbers are good’

Tom Homan says 139K deported since Trump took office: ‘Numbers are good’

The border czar claimed "over 20 million" illegal immigrants currently are in the US, but his focus was on the nearly 700,000 who ...

Poll Position: Where Donald Trump stands with Americans 100 days into his second presidency

Poll Position: Where Donald Trump stands with Americans 100 days into his second presidency

Where President Donald Trump's approval ratings stand 100 days into his second White House tour of duty, and how he compares to hi...

Democrat challenging 12-term rep slams 'retirement community' Congress amid youth revolt

Democrat challenging 12-term rep slams 'retirement community' Congress amid youth revolt

A young Democrat who had a tense town hall exchange with Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., is now challenging him, in the latest iteration ...

Iowa rep in swing district endorsed by group working to elect GOP women

Iowa rep in swing district endorsed by group working to elect GOP women

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, whose House district is considered a toss-up in 2026, was endorsed by Winning for Women PAC...

Bessent, Republicans Huddle on Taxes as Economic Tension Builds

Bessent, Republicans Huddle on Taxes as Economic Tension Builds

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and congressional Republicans will meet to sketch out the plan for passing a multi-trillion tax c...

One in 10 chemical abortions end in serious health complications: report

One in 10 chemical abortions end in serious health complications: report

“This should serve as an urgent safety signal for the FDA and is more consistent with what I see in clinical practice,” said Dr. C...

SCOOP: Dept of Energy says it saved $700M in Trump's first 100 days by cutting 'wasteful' programs

SCOOP: Dept of Energy says it saved $700M in Trump's first 100 days by cutting 'wasteful' programs

During Trump's first 100 days in office, the Energy Department has immediately saved taxpayers $700 million. It is projected that ...

US Urges Eastern Europe to Split From EU Energy Transition Aims

US Urges Eastern Europe to Split From EU Energy Transition Aims

The US wants central and eastern European countries to join its path of “energy freedom” instead of following the wider region’s t...

Trump Says He’s Reinstating Columbus Day. It Was Never Canceled.

Trump Says He’s Reinstating Columbus Day. It Was Never Canceled.

President Trump said in a post on social media that he was “reinstating Columbus Day.” It was never canceled as a federal holiday....

Trump’s border czar tells illegal immigrants they ‘cannot hide from ICE’ amid mass deportation agenda

Trump’s border czar tells illegal immigrants they ‘cannot hide from ICE’ amid mass deportation agenda

Illegal immigrants will not be able to escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Monday....

BRICS Seeks to Fill Void Left by G-20 as Trump’s Trade War Rages

BRICS Seeks to Fill Void Left by G-20 as Trump’s Trade War Rages

Major emerging market nations are striving to turn the BRICS group into a global forum capable of addressing the economic and poli...

White House touts 100-day illegal immigration crackdown after Biden 'unsecured the border on purpose'

White House touts 100-day illegal immigration crackdown after Biden 'unsecured the border on purpose'

ICE chief Tom Homan touted a 96% decrease in illegal border crossings under President Donald Trump's administration during a Monda...

Trump Readies Orders Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Police Reforms

Trump Readies Orders Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Police Reforms

President Donald Trump will sign a pair of executive orders the White House says will help law enforcement implement his sweeping ...

Rep. Shri Thanedar draws a Democratic primary challenge as the left seeks to flex its muscle in Michigan

Rep. Shri Thanedar draws a Democratic primary challenge as the left seeks to flex its muscle in Michigan

A two-term Michigan state representative backed by the progressive group Justice Democrats is launching a primary challenge agains...

Times Square billboard pops up rallying around 'historic' Trump accomplishment during first 100 days

Times Square billboard pops up rallying around 'historic' Trump accomplishment during first 100 days

A billboard in Times Square running this week is praising President Donald Trump for delivering on a key healthcare initiative dur...

Trump to sign sweeping ‘law and order’ EO to shield cops and turn up heat on deportations

Trump to sign sweeping ‘law and order’ EO to shield cops and turn up heat on deportations

WASHINGTON — President Trump will sign a sweeping “law and order” executive order Monday to overhaul policies that he says hamstri...

Trump blasts sinking poll numbers on eve of his 100th day in office: ‘They are sick’

Trump blasts sinking poll numbers on eve of his 100th day in office: ‘They are sick’

President Trump on Monday blasted “unheard of” polls showing low approval ratings on the eve of his 100th day in office — calling ...

White House displays lawn signs highlighting illegal immigrant crime

White House displays lawn signs highlighting illegal immigrant crime

The White House displayed yard signs showing the 100 "worst illegal immigrant criminals" arrested during the first 100 days of Pre...

Putin Declares New 72-Hour Ukraine Truce to Mark WWII Victory

Putin Declares New 72-Hour Ukraine Truce to Mark WWII Victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a new temporary ceasefire in his war on Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the vict...

Israel Offers US Trade Concession in Effort to Avoid Tariff Pain

Israel Offers US Trade Concession in Effort to Avoid Tariff Pain

Israel plans to make a major regulatory concession to Washington in a bid to get a better deal from President Donald Trump over ta...

Trump’s approval rating falls as immigration crackdown escalates

Trump’s approval rating falls as immigration crackdown escalates

As new poll numbers show that the majority of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling immigration, his admi...

Illinois candidate for Durbin Senate seat consolidates support with Duckworth endorsement

Illinois candidate for Durbin Senate seat consolidates support with Duckworth endorsement

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen. Dic...

Rep. Elise Stefanik would be Republican front-runner, strongest candidate to take on Gov. Hochul: GOP poll

Rep. Elise Stefanik would be Republican front-runner, strongest candidate to take on Gov. Hochul: GOP poll

"Across all tested matchups, Hochul fails to reach 47% support—a warning sign for an incumbent in a blue state," Wall said.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump has achieved more in 100 days than 'most presidents' in their lifetimes, Johnson says

EXCLUSIVE: Trump has achieved more in 100 days than 'most presidents' in their lifetimes, Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the first 100 days of Trump being in office and having a Republican trifecta in a call with Fox New...

Trump Cuts Threaten Americans’ Safety Net Just as More Are Expected to Need It

Trump Cuts Threaten Americans’ Safety Net Just as More Are Expected to Need It

As tariffs spur worries of an economic downturn, Americans are poised to face higher costs with fewer resources to rely on.

Trump says income tax cuts, and perhaps elimination, coming due to tariffs

Trump says income tax cuts, and perhaps elimination, coming due to tariffs

President Donald Trump indicated that income taxes will be reduced or even eliminated for many people due to tariffs, with a focus...

Young independents grapple with frustration over the two-party system

Young independents grapple with frustration over the two-party system

Amid political polarization across the country and lack of faith in the two-party system to solve people’s problems, a large numbe...

Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ Pride events to align with new...

3 months ago

Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ Pride events to align with new priorities after Trump fired center's leadership

John James launches bid for Michigan governor

3 months ago

John James launches bid for Michigan governor

GOP lawmakers rally around Trump admin for massive nightclub...

2 months ago

GOP lawmakers rally around Trump admin for massive nightclub raid targeting illegal immigrants

Below Deck's Johnny Gets Aggressive After Seeing Alesia in W...

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Below Deck's Johnny Gets Aggressive After Seeing Alesia in Wihan's Bed

WATCH: Red state gov urges firearms makers to ditch Colorado...

3 months ago

WATCH: Red state gov urges firearms makers to ditch Colorado amid its anti-gun push

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