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Democrats are poised to lock in their 2028 presidential nominating schedule as the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee meets this week to finalize what will likely represent a dramatic break from decades of tradition. The decision is expected to keep…
The Trump administration has offered to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding for a major New York infrastructure project, but only if Democratic leaders agree to rename two iconic American transportation hubs after President Donald Trump. The unusual proposal…
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on dozens of countries Thursday as temporary levies set to expire Friday opened a critical window in his renewed effort to impose sweeping global trade restrictions. The new duties, ranging from 10 percent to…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has dismissed Donald Trump’s warnings of a looming “communist” shift in the United States, calling the suggestion “very silly”. The exchange followed remarks Trump made during a campaign rally in Marietta, Georgia, where he argued that progressive Democrats…
The House of Representatives passed legislation this week to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill now faces a murky path through the Senate as key Republicans signal significant opposition despite the overwhelming 308-117 House vote. The measure, known…
A Catholic nun in South Texas says she is far from alone in her experience with immigration enforcement after she was detained by federal agents while walking to Sunday Mass in June, highlighting broader concerns about how immigration authorities are…
President Donald Trump is welcoming star player Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Thursday as the team celebrates its second consecutive World Series championship in as many years. The Rose Garden event marks a…
President Donald Trump is expanding a voluntary pledge to protect American consumers from rising electricity costs driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers, dramatically broadening the agreement beyond the original seven major technology companies who signed in…
Dr. Phil says the Trump administration gave him private access to government UFO files before they were made public. Speaking to NewsNation, the television host said officials wanted his unfiltered opinion on how the public could respond to the possibility…
— Amish Shah, a physician and former state legislator, has won the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, delivering a notable setback to the national Democratic Party establishment that backed his rival candidate. Shah’s victory over Marlene Galán-Woods marks…
President Donald Trump honored Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan during a Wednesday event in Marietta, Georgia, though the remarks drew mixed reactions online, particularly because Feehan’s family was present in the audience. The comments came one day after Trump…
Fresh debate over Donald Trump’s height has emerged after footage showed him alongside Spanish soccer star Rodri. Official medical records list Trump at six feet three inches, and he has made the same claim himself in past interviews. In his…
The Food and Drug Administration is poised to make a significant decision about the future of unproven peptide treatments that have become wildly popular among wellness influencers and followers of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make…
Passengers riding in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston say the officers conducting the traffic stop were not in danger at the moment gunfire erupted, and…
Republican Steve Hilton is directly confronting one of his biggest liabilities in his bid to become California governor: many voters simply do not like President Donald Trump, who enthusiastically endorsed him. In a striking new campaign move, Hilton is essentially…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks while in office, marking the first full chamber vote on restricting lawmakers’ ability to trade individual company shares. The Stop Insider Trading…