The Trump administration sued to oust the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board’s three Democratic appointees on Tuesday, escalating the legal battle as Republican lawmakers look to slash the group’s funding. The three members quickly sued in April after President Trump attempted to fire them, arguing the move interferes with the traditional independence of the…
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said he wouldn’t use the phrase “globalize the intifada” and would discourage others from using it as he faces scrutiny over his unwillingness to fully denounce the expression, multiple outlets reported. Mamdani, a state Assembly member who pulled off an upset victory to win the Democratic primary…
Infections of COVID-19 are growing or likely growing in half of the U.S. as of July 8, according to CDC estimates.
Attorney General Pam Bondi sidestepped questions and calls for her to resign over the Justice Department’s (DOJ) handling of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s files on Tuesday, instead focusing on the Trump administration’s goals to fight the fentanyl drug crisis. “I’m going to be here for as long as the president wants me here,” Bondi told…
President Trump said there will be a roughly 10 percent tariff set across the board for smaller countries, including those in Africa and the Caribbean. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday evening. When asked for the amount, the president said “a little over 10 percent.” Commerce Secretary…
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White House trade czar Peter Navarro on Wednesday called Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell the “worst Fed chair in history” at the Hill Nation Summit. “All I want is a Fed chair who understands how economies work, and Powell ain’t that,” he said. “We’re in the endgame now for Powell.” Navarro avoided explicitly calling…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has fired two of the department’s top aides in a leadership shakeup, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Heather Flick Melanson, Kennedy’s chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy, have both been ousted. No reason was given for the change. According to…
President Trump on Wednesday admonished and sought to distance himself from supporters who have pressed for more information about documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump dismissed the uproar over the Epstein files as a “scam” perpetuated by Democrats and suggested he no longer welcomed his backers who…
A federal judge could decide Wednesday to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail pending the outcome of a trial on human smuggling charges.
