On Thursday, a D.C. federal judge sided with USAID workers and agreed to their request to temporarily extend a restraining order that prevents the Trump administration from effectively shutting down the foreign aid agency. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he would extend by one week the temporary restraining order, with plans to […]
The White House revealed an American is one of three hostages released from Belarus on Wednesday. The news comes the day after Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, landed back in the U.S. on Tuesday. When asked by reporters on Tuesday whether the U.S. had given up anything in return for […]
With minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden issued pardons to his family members. The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced. “I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately […]
President Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded. In the moments after Trump’s swearing-in, three lawsuits were filed in D.C.’s federal district court alleging DOGE doesn’t comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The cases were led by progressive consumer watchdog Public […]
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in exchange for the release of political prisoners. The Trump administration previously placed the SST designation on Cuba in the last week of the president-elect’s first term, and Biden officials said they are in contact […]
President-elect Trump ramped up his calls for the U.S. to take ownership of Greenland in an amusing social media post on Monday. Trump’s message comes as his son Don Jr. is personally traveling to Greenland on Tuesday but is not expected to meet with any government officials. In a Truth Social post, President-elect Trump said that he […]
Multiple Republican-leaning states stand to likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, according to consulting firm Election Data Services. According to The Hill, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Idaho will all likely see gains as a result. Read more: A gain of two congressional seats would be seen in Texas and Florida, and one seat […]
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking President-elect Donald Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” to the Commonwealth and is pushing for the new policy in the state’s upcoming budget. “Today I announced our initiative to provide no taxes on tips to all of those hard working folks in the hospitality and restaurant and food industry,” Youngkin […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that part of his budget proposal includes a ban on “sanctuary cities” in Virginia. “I will be introducing no sanctuary cities amendments that will be included in my budget proposals next week,” the governor said. Youngkin said that the proposal also ensures that counties or cities not complying with ICE […]
