A Florida jury on Tuesday convicted Ryan Wesley Routh of attempting to assassinate then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club last year, a stunning trial that ended in chaos when the defendant stabbed himself in the neck with a pen moments after the verdict was read. …
Read More »Kamala Harris Memoir Reveals Frustration with Biden and Regrets From 2024 Loss
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping back into the national spotlight with a memoir that spares few of her allies, even as it dissects her own shortcomings in the bruising 2024 election that ended in defeat to Donald Trump. Published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster, 107 Days focuses on …
Read More »Trump Administration Advances TikTok Deal, Oracle to Oversee Algorithm and Security
Oracle Corp. will spearhead U.S. oversight of TikTok’s algorithm and security under a framework deal advanced Monday by President Donald Trump’s administration, in the most significant step yet toward severing the Chinese-owned app’s ties with Beijing. The proposal calls for a consortium of U.S. investors — led by Oracle and …
Read More »Trump’s Tylenol Pregnancy Warnings Collide With Science
President Donald Trump on Monday urged pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, saying they should “just fight like hell not to take it.” But his remarks quickly drew fire from doctors and autism researchers, who emphasized there’s no scientific proof that the pain reliever — also known as acetaminophen — …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Returns to ABC as Free Speech Fight Rages
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC on Tuesday, nearly a week after the network suspended it in response to backlash over the comedian’s remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But viewers across much of the U.S. may still not see the broadcast. Sinclair, which operates …
Read More »Trump Says FDA Approves Leucovorin for Autism, Warns Pregnant Women Against Tylenol
President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved leucovorin, a chemotherapy support drug, as a treatment for autism symptoms — and simultaneously issued a warning to doctors against recommending acetaminophen during pregnancy, citing concerns it may be linked to autism in children. The dual …
Read More »Trump Slaps $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas, Unveils ‘Gold Card’ Immigration Path
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 application fee on H-1B visas, in one of his administration’s most sweeping efforts yet to restrict legal immigration and push companies to hire more American workers. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the policy would “ensure we …
Read More »Report: Homan Tied to FBI Cash Sting Before DOJ Dropped Case
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan was caught on FBI surveillance last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash from undercover agents, according to a report published Saturday by The New York Times. The Justice Department under Trump later shut down the case, concluding prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence …
Read More »Trump Picks Loyalist Lindsey Halligan for Key U.S. Attorney Post
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a powerful office now in turmoil following the forced resignation of its top prosecutor. In a post on social media just before departing for …
Read More »Federal Probe Finds No Left-Wing Ties in Charlie Kirk Assassination
Federal investigators have found no evidence connecting the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to any left-wing organizations, despite vows from President Donald Trump and his administration to target progressive groups after the assassination, according to three people familiar with the probe. “Thus far, there is no evidence connecting …
Read More »Trump Escalates Moves Against Critics, Sparking Free Speech Concerns
Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to pursue political opponents and critics, setting off a heated national debate over free speech, censorship, and political prosecutions. From the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel, to Pentagon restrictions on reporters, to public calls for Attorney General Pam …
Read More »Pentagon Imposes Strict New Rules on Press Access
The Defense Department announced sweeping new restrictions Friday on how reporters can cover the Pentagon, requiring all information — even if unclassified — to be approved by officials before publication. Journalists who refuse to sign the new agreement risk losing their credentials and access to the building. The rules, laid …
Read More »Senate Uses New Rules to Confirm 48 Trump Nominees at Once
The Senate on Thursday confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote, the first use of new Republican-backed rules designed to speed up the confirmation process and clear a backlog of executive branch appointments. The chamber voted 51-47 along party lines to approve the group of nominees, …
Read More »Treasury Issues Guidance on Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” Law
The Treasury Department on Friday released new guidance on President Donald Trump’s “no tax on tips” promise, narrowing the scope of workers eligible to benefit from the recently enacted tax break. The proposed regulations, submitted to the Federal Register, spell out which occupations qualify, what counts as a “tip,” and …
Read More »Chance of Government Shutdown Rises as Senate Fails to Advance Spending Bill
The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. Democrats on a 44-48 vote blocked a seven-week stopgap spending bill that had passed the House just hours earlier, …
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