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The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges, the Education Department announced this week, in what it described as a one-time investment made possible by cuts to other minority-serving programs. The move represents a 48% increase in …

President Donald Trump Monday directed Tennessee’s National Guard deployed to the Democratic-led city of Memphis, following similar actions in the District of Columbia that Trump has said were needed to tackle crime. “We’re going to make Memphis safe again,” Trump said. It’s the latest test of Trump’s presidential powers in …

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, will not seek reelection in 2026 after serving his 11th term in Congress. The former chair of the powerful House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees announced the decision Sunday, saying that he is looking for a new challenge in the same policy space. “My …

The United States and China have reached the outlines of a deal to resolve the dispute over TikTok’s ownership, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak on Friday to finalize the agreement. “We have a framework for a TikTok …

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to federalize the Washington, D.C., police force again if the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) refuses to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The warning came just days after Trump’s 30-day emergency takeover of the city expired. In August, the president placed the …

Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, FBI Director Kash Patel wrongly assured the public that the shooter was in custody. The post, made on his official social media account, was quickly contradicted by Utah officials, who confirmed the gunman was still at large. Two men initially detained were …

President Donald Trump announced Friday he will deploy National Guard troops to Memphis, Tenn., saying the move is part of his broader effort to replicate the results of a heavy federal presence he ordered in Washington, D.C. “We’re going to fix that, just like we did in Washington,” Trump told …

A Friday lawsuit from a civil rights group accused the Trump administration of bypassing deportation restrictions on immigrants slated for removal by sending them to Ghana and having the West African nation deport them to their countries of origin, despite credible findings they could face harm there. The move violates …

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is prepared to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia — but only after all NATO allies agree to take similar steps, including halting their purchases of Russian oil. Trump also urged NATO countries to adopt “50% to 100% tariffs on China,” which he said should …

Senate Republicans on Thursday detonated the so-called “nuclear option” to change chamber rules on a party-line vote, paving the way for President Donald Trump to accelerate confirmation of his executive branch nominees. The 53-45 vote alters long-standing Senate procedure by allowing unlimited numbers of nominees to be confirmed en bloc, …

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal two long-standing authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq, marking the latest bipartisan effort to reassert congressional control over war-making powers that many lawmakers say have been stretched far beyond their original intent. By a vote of 261 to 167, …

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison after the country’s Supreme Court convicted him of plotting a coup to cling to power following his 2022 election loss. The ruling marked the first time in Brazil’s history that a former president has …

Utah authorities announced Friday that a suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk, whose death during a campus event at Utah Valley University has shaken the political world. “We got him,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a press conference alongside …

President Donald Trump honored slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he remembered the victims of Sept. 11 during a ceremony Thursday in Virginia, and announced he would posthumously award the popular figure the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kirk, the late co-founder and head of the political advocacy organization Turning Point …

Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once again called on the Florida Legislature to allow the open carrying of firearms, a three-judge panel of the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the law banning open carry is unconstitutional. “No historical tradition supports Florida’s Open Carry Ban,” Judge Stephanie …