World
Trump team sounds alarm as flesh-eating parasite reaches America’s doorstepU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday that parasitic larvae capable of ravaging several agricultural industries have been detected closer to the U.S. border since the administration began combatting its migration. New World… Read More
Government
SEC breaks from ‘market-rigging’ Biden-era climate rule in win for American businesses, experts sayThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday moved to rescind a Biden-era climate disclosure rule that critics argued was the product of ideological capture and would have significantly increased business… Read More
Government
Trump names Bill Pulte acting national intelligence directorPresident Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Bill Pulte, who is currently the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), will serve as acting director of national intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation. Gabbard … Read More
Government
DOJ probing Democrat funder Hoffman, attorneys, not E. Jean CarrollThe Department of Justice announced an investigation into Reid Hoffman’s nonprofit, American Future Republic, which funded E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump. Some media outlets initially reported the… Read More
Courts
Obama-nominated judge rules against Trump’s name on Kennedy Center, two-year closureA federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building’s facade and blocked the planned… Read More
Government
Trump admin cuts taxpayer dollars indirectly supporting Palestinian terrorist fundAmerican taxpayer dollars will no longer indirectly fund the Palestinian Authority’s “Pay to Slay” program, which compensates terrorists and their families, after the State Department reached a lawsuit settlement last… Read More
Government
WATCH: Trump, Zeldin discuss accountability as EPA claws back billions in grantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has clawed back $29 billion in grants since President Donald Trump took office last year, including funding awarded during the waning days of former President Joe… Read More
Courts
Justice Department files antisemitism lawsuit against UCLAThe Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has sued the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging the school failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from… Read More
Courts
Judge allows Trump election integrity order to stand as voter fraud cases mountA federal judge Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling mail ballot procedures and requiring citizenship verification for voter rolls. The ruling delivers a setback to Democrats… Read More
World
Progress in Iran talks; Tehran says no deal yet(The Center Square) – A top Iranian official says a deal to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is not imminent, despite earlier suggestions from U.S. officials that… Read More
Government
Trump admin drops chemical program critics say was weaponized to target American manufacturing plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pivoting from a long-contested chemical risk assessment program it notes Congress never authorized and critics say became a tool for targeting chemical facilities, including plants sterilizing medical equipment at the height… Read More
Government
Gabbard announces resignation, cites personal reasons(The Center Square) – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation Friday afternoon, citing personal reasons. The former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii will remain at her post until… Read More
Government
HHS brings back conscience, religious freedom divisionThe Conscience and Religious Freedom Division has returned to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights under the Trump administration after being dissolved during the Biden… Read More
Culture
Rededicate 250: What attendees told The Lion about faith and AmericaThousands wrapped around Washington, D.C., city blocks over the weekend to attend a festival devoted to rededicating the U.S. to God ahead of its 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, the organization created to plan events… Read More
World
Iranian drone strikes oil tanker as gas hits new high in conflict; Trump warns hesitant alliesIran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker off the Dubai coast on Tuesday, according to multiple reports, as global gas prices continue to climb. An Iranian drone hit the vessel shortly after midnight local time, and the… Read More
Culture
‘Storytime with the Second Lady’ to combat falling literacy ratesSecond Lady Usha Vance is launching a new video podcast to encourage children to love stories and to fight declining literacy rates, according to a post from the White House. “Storytime with the Second… Read More
Government
‘We have to do it now’: JD Vance urges passage of SAVE America ActVice President JD Vance said Congress must pass the SAVE America Act “now” or Democrats will “destroy this country.” “I would bet every dollar that I own that the next… Read More
Government
Watch: SNAP enrollment drops by 3.3 million in first year of Trump adminThe number of food stamp users fell below 40 million – a number not seen since 2020 –following a 3.3 million drop during the first year of the Trump administration. Agriculture Secretary Brooke… Read More
Government
Watch: Melania Trump enters education summit with humanoid robotFirst lady Melania Trump’s entrance to the Fostering the Future Together Global Summit at the White House on Wednesday included a talking humanoid robot walking alongside her. After Trump reached… Read More
World
Pakistan’s US-Iran peace gambit shows China’s vulnerabilityPakistan is hosting backdoor U.S.-Iran peace talks this week, confirming a strategic realignment with Washington that is leaving China increasingly isolated. The shift may be a better measure of how the U.S.-Iran conflict is… Read More