Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday for the annual hearing on threats to U.S. security. However, it quickly morphed into a showdown over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Democrats call for Noem’s resignation Democrats went after Noem hard, calling for her resignation and raising questions about due process. At one point, she was even […]
A measles outbreak in South Carolina is accelerating, with hundreds of individuals forced to quarantine. An epidemiologist with the state’s Department of Public Health attributed the acceleration to Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. The state has recorded 111 measles cases during an ongoing outbreak in South Carolina’s Upstate region, including 27 between Friday […]
A federal judge has ordered authorities to immediately release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention. Abrego Garcia has made national headlines after the U.S. government admitted it mistakenly deported him to his home country of El Salvador. Abrego Garcia remains protected against deportations but the Trump administration is seeking to deport him to Liberia. The […]
The Senate on Thursday blocked votes on two competing proposals aimed at addressing rising health care costs and expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Senators may bring these bills for further debate and a final vote in the future; however, the ACA subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month. The Senate […]
An environmental group sued to block a 2026 “America the Beautiful” national park pass featuring President Donald Trump. It alleges that the design violates a 2004 law requiring an annual public photo contest to choose the artwork. The Center for Biological Diversity says putting Trump’s face on the pass violates rules enacted in the Federal […]
Indiana lawmakers voted down a proposal to redraw their state’s congressional map that President Donald Trump urged to give Republicans an edge in the 2026 midterms. Many Indiana Republicans were unsure if the legislation would pass after many said they didn’t have the votes. Trump threatened the state, saying he would deny federal funding if […]
A federal grand jury in Virginia refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges. This marks the second time in less than a week the Department of Justice has failed to convince a grand jury to bring charges against one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent enemies. In total, this […]
Jeffrey Epstein sex-crime survivors and Senate Democrats have requested an audit of all files related to the accused sex trafficker’s case before their upcoming release. They want to know whether any records have been altered or concealed. Earlier this month, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. It requires the Department of Justice to release […]
The fired Cinnabon worker captured on video allegedly calling a Black couple an anti-Black slur has an almost $149,000 crowdfunding campaign and counting. The couple has one too — for $15,000. The platform hosting the worker’s campaign has drawn derogatory comments about the couple — and it’s not the first time. GiveSendGo, a crowdfunding platform […]
The Trump administration opened applications for a “Gold Card,” an expedited route to U.S. residency. According to the program’s website, applicants must pay a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee and, if approved, an additional $1 million, while companies sponsoring employees pay $2 million per worker. The site depicts a gold, credit-card-style credential bearing the president’s portrait […]
