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  As state legislative sessions grind on, conservative lawmakers have filed a new batch of bills that would grant legal rights to fetuses and fertilized embryos. Lawmakers in at least eight states — Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas — have considered bills to go …

Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk announced plans to double the size of his staff at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite mounting legal challenges and political pushback from both Democrats and members of Trump’s Cabinet. Speaking on Fox Business, Musk revealed that DOGE currently has about 100 …

Newly obtained data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals that fewer immigrants were deported in February 2025 than in the same month a year prior under the Biden administration, despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to ramp up deportations. According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants in February, …

  One-term Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer successfully turned her election loss and closer-than-typical relationship with some unions into a post in President Donald Trump’s cabinet. The U.S. Senate voted 67-32 on Monday to confirm Chavez-DeRemer as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, with 17 Democrats supporting her and three …

The U.S. government is on the brink of a shutdown as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) moves forward with a six-month funding extension that faces stiff opposition from congressional Democrats. Johnson plans to bring the bill to a House vote on Tuesday, relying solely on Republican support to pass it …

Veteran central banker Mark Carney has been chosen as the new leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, securing him the role of prime minister amid escalating trade tensions with the United States. Carney replaces outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose resignation followed declining public support and internal party pressure. Carney, a …

President Donald Trump is brushing off concerns from business leaders over his planned tariffs on major U.S. trading partners, dismissing fears of economic uncertainty and the potential for a recession. Despite market turmoil and warnings from economists, Trump remains firm on his approach, asserting that the policy will ultimately benefit …

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered voluntary buyouts to its approximately 80,000 employees on Friday night as part of ongoing efforts to downsize the federal workforce, according to sources familiar with the matter. An unsigned email sent to HHS employees offered a “voluntary separation incentive payment” with …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., introduced a short-term funding bill on Saturday designed to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week. The bill, which would fund the government through September, is set for a vote in the House early next week, likely on Tuesday. While the bill …

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is considering a bid for governor of California in 2026, with a decision expected by the end of summer, according to sources familiar with her thinking. The potential campaign would mark a return to state politics for Harris, who previously served as California’s attorney general …

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose sweeping new sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine, signaling a dramatic shift after weeks of distancing the U.S. from the conflict. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right …

Donald Trump Jr. is pushing back hard against a Mediaite report that claimed he is considering a run for president in 2028, calling the story “obviously fake” and ridiculing the journalists who ran with it. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Trump Jr. wrote: “LOL A lot of fake …

Just a day after temporarily delaying broad 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, President Donald Trump is now threatening additional tariffs on Canadian lumber and dairy, saying the U.S. will impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as Friday. In an Oval Office address, Trump accused Canada of taking advantage of the U.S. …

A highly tense Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday exposed deep divisions within Trump’s administration, as Elon Musk sparred with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over his aggressive budget-cutting measures. According to The New York Times, Musk criticized Rubio for failing to fire …

A report released Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to cut the program by one-third — a scenario some GOP lawmakers have floated as an option to help pay for tax cuts, though one so sweeping …