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Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago over sanctuary policy

Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago over sanctuary policy

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities’ ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Justice Department lawyers said the state and local policies go beyond noncooperation and “intentionally obstruct” the…Read more

Trump signs order banning biological men from women’s sports

Trump signs order banning biological men from women’s sports

President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males participating in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, fulfilling a campaign promise and posterizing Democrats on an issue that has become a slam dunk for Republicans. The enthusiastic crowd that packed the White House East Room roared as Mr. Trump declared that “the war on women’s sports is over” before signing…Read more

Trump plans move to dismantle federal Education Department

Trump plans move to dismantle federal Education Department

President Trump plans to shrink the size of government includes abolishing the Education Department, which spends $80 billion a year as student test scores plunge. The department is under scrutiny following Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to close the department and transfer some of its duties…Read more

U.S. urged to wage political warfare in China to counter Beijing’s influence activities

U.S. urged to wage political warfare in China to counter Beijing’s influence activities

China is subverting the United States through multibillion-dollar influence campaigns and U.S. political warfare operations inside China are needed to counter the activities, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday. Four specialists in Chinese influence and intelligence activities ​told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the operations range from recruiting…Read more

RFK says he is not ‘anti-vaccine,’ warns America faces debt and ruin if health worsens

RFK says he is not ‘anti-vaccine,’ warns America faces debt and ruin if health worsens

President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…Read more

White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’

White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’

President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…Read more

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Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago over sanctuary policy

Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago over sanctuary policy

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities’ ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Justice Department lawyers said the state and local policies go beyond noncooperation and “intentionally obstruct” the…Continue Reading

Trump signs order banning biological men from women’s sports

Trump signs order banning biological men from women’s sports

President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males participating in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, fulfilling a campaign promise and posterizing Democrats on an issue that has become a slam dunk for Republicans. The enthusiastic crowd that packed the White House East Room roared as Mr. Trump declared that “the war on women’s sports is over” before signing…Continue Reading

Trump plans move to dismantle federal Education Department

Trump plans move to dismantle federal Education Department

President Trump plans to shrink the size of government includes abolishing the Education Department, which spends $80 billion a year as student test scores plunge. The department is under scrutiny following Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to close the department and transfer some of its duties…Continue Reading

Trump, Netanyahu to hold talks as U.S. president warns ‘no guarantees’ peace in Gaza will hold

Trump, Netanyahu to hold talks as U.S. president warns ‘no guarantees’ peace in Gaza will hold

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end. Trump is guarded…Continue Reading

Trans, vegan terror cult tied to recent murder of Border Patrol agent and at least three others

Trans, vegan terror cult tied to recent murder of Border Patrol agent and at least three others

The “Ziz Cult” has been blamed for a string of brutal slayings and mayhem across the United States, including the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. A nationwide manhunt is underway for Michelle Zajko, a transgender, nonbinary person who police believe bought the semiautomatic weapons used by two other transgender people who fatally…Continue Reading

U.S. urged to wage political warfare in China to counter Beijing’s influence activities

U.S. urged to wage political warfare in China to counter Beijing’s influence activities

China is subverting the United States through multibillion-dollar influence campaigns and U.S. political warfare operations inside China are needed to counter the activities, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday. Four specialists in Chinese influence and intelligence activities ​told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the operations range from recruiting…Continue Reading

No survivors expected after passenger jet collided with Army helicopter near Reagan Airport

No survivors expected after passenger jet collided with Army helicopter near Reagan Airport

Officials said Thursday morning they don’t anticipate finding any survivors from the midair collision involving a commercial jet carrying more than 60 people and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that occurred the night before. D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said the operation pivoted from a “rescue” to…Continue Reading

RFK says he is not ‘anti-vaccine,’ warns America faces debt and ruin if health worsens

RFK says he is not ‘anti-vaccine,’ warns America faces debt and ruin if health worsens

President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…Continue Reading

White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’

White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’

President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…Continue Reading

Secretary Hegseth, ‘new sheriff’ in town at the Pentagon, arrives promising changes

Secretary Hegseth, ‘new sheriff’ in town at the Pentagon, arrives promising changes

Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday strode into the Pentagon, vowing that the military organization he now leads is fully on board with the policies of the Trump administration, particularly helping to restrict the flow of illegal immigrants into the country. With Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the…Continue Reading

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