By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writer In a rare move aimed at bypassing a lengthy court battle, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott petitioned the state Supreme Court to remove a state Democratic
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court late on Thursday, asking the court to suspend a lower court order restricting immigration stops
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The federal government suspended $584 million worth of grants to the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), the university’s Chancellor, Julio Frenk, said in a Wednesday statement
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said on Thursday that the FBI responded to his request to help arrest state House Democratic lawmakers who left the state in
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Meta has identified and banned more than 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to scam operations during the first half of 2025, the tech giant said in
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Five soldiers were shot in an active shooter incident at Georgia’s Fort Stewart on Wednesday, prompting the U.S. Army base to go on lockdown, officials said.
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday released an updated list of state and local jurisdictions judged by the administration to be sanctuary jurisdictions flouting federal
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking the removal of state House Democratic chair Rep. Gene Wu after dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Contributing Writer DALLAS—Texas Democrats defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to return to the state for an Aug. 4 hearing on redrawing congressional district lines, setting up a
By Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord Contributing Writers With the 2026 midterm season drawing nearer, Republicans are examining the possibility of using redistricting to give themselves an advantage at the polls—and Democrats have
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer President Donald Trump is praising American Eagle’s latest advertising campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney while blasting what he calls “woke” marketing missteps by other brands, such
By Victoria Friedman Contributing Writer The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months, am EU spokesman said on Monday. Olof Gill, the commission
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that U.S. nuclear submarines are “in the region” of Russia, several days after he ordered the submarines to be moved
By Jeff Louderback Contributing Writer In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday announced more repeals of federal policy
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Health officials in several states said that a rare type of “flesh-eating bacteria” has left at least eight people dead and 32 sick across multiple Gulf
By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he hopes peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will continue, though he touted Moscow’s progress in the ongoing
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer U.S. tariff revenues hit a new monthly record in July, topping $28 billion and lifting collections for the fiscal year to date to more than $151
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell urged the Supreme Court on Monday to toss her sex-trafficking convictions, alleging that the federal government violated an immunity deal when it
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on Indian goods beginning Friday, along with additional unspecified penalties, citing
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will not raise U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods for 90 days following a “very successful” call with Mexican