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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew fierce backlash Tuesday after attacking the Pentagon’s “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program as a “woke” initiative, despite the fact that the program was created by bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump. In a widely circulated post on the platform X, Hegseth …

In an exclusive Oval Office interview with ABC News, President Donald Trump offered a robust defense of his first 100 days back in office, highlighting economic relief, border control efforts, and executive assertiveness while lashing out at his predecessor Joe Biden and acknowledging complicated diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …

Amazon has scrapped an internal proposal to display tariff-related import charges on its Amazon Haul platform, following sharp backlash from the White House and a direct call from President Donald Trump to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The idea, never implemented, would have disclosed how much Trump-era tariffs added to the …

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party have secured a projected victory in Canada’s 2025 national election, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in a result shaped heavily by President Donald Trump’s combative stance toward America’s northern neighbor. While it remains uncertain whether the Liberals will form a majority …

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has moved at breakneck speed to reshape the federal government and assert American power abroad. Backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, Trump has aggressively pursued his 2024 campaign promises. As he reaches his 100th day in office on Tuesday, the …

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Take It Down Act” on Monday, a landmark bipartisan bill that makes it a federal crime to post real or fake sexually explicit images of individuals without their consent. The measure now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature. The bill cleared …

The sun rose Monday on President Trump’s 99th day in office to reveal an unusual and provocative display on the White House North Lawn: rows of booking photos showing immigrants accused or convicted of serious crimes, including murder, kidnapping, child sexual assault, and rape. Although the photos at the White …

White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday blamed the parents of U.S. citizen children the Trump administration sent to Honduras over the weekend. At a Monday morning press conference, Homan defended the government’s actions to remove three young children from two different families alongside their mothers who were in …

Trump administration health officials announced Tuesday they hope to eliminate eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply before the end of next year, though they haven’t received guarantees or written agreement from food companies. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary detailed efforts to phase out the dyes …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) hosted a powerful sit-in at the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, drawing hundreds of supporters to protest Republican plans to pass a $1.5 trillion federal spending cut through budget reconciliation. Beginning at 6 a.m., Booker and Jeffries led the sit-in …

A sweeping new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of former President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with 71% blaming them for fueling inflation across the U.S. economy. The findings mark a significant setback for Trump just over 100 days into his second term, with only 39% …

A federal judge says a 2-year-old American citizen may have been wrongfully deported to Honduras last week, sounding alarms over potential violations of constitutional rights and immigration law. Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana sharply criticized federal authorities Friday after learning that …

In a surprising and closely watched encounter, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met privately inside St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, just before attending the funeral for Pope Francis. The meeting, described as a “very productive session” by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, comes at a pivotal …

Former Republican Congressman George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on Friday for a sweeping array of crimes, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and stealing from elderly campaign donors— crimes that prosecutors say he committed with “callous disregard” and “unrestrained greed.” U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert …

FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday, accusing her of obstructing an immigration enforcement action last week. Dugan was arrested at 8:30 a.m. at the county courthouse, according to the U.S. Marshal’s Service. She was scheduled to make an initial appearance in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge …