In a significant escalation of border security measures, President Donald Trump has authorized the emergency transfer of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of the Army.
Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and escorted from the Pentagon as part of an ongoing investigation into unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information within the Department of Defense.
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a federal investigation into Washington state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) over policies that may violate key federal laws regarding parental rights and student privacy. The probe centers on a dispute with the La Center School District, which OSPI has pressured to adopt gender identity policies that require keeping students’ gender transitions confidential from their parents.
A Georgia man has been federally charged after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, according to the Justice Department. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Georgia, faces a charge of transmitting interstate threats after sending a series of violent and politically charged messages between March 29 and April 1.
A recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring actor Jon Hamm and cast member Bowen Yang as gay adoptive dads has stirred controversy—this time not from conservatives, but from the show’s usual liberal base.
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has pledged to travel to El Salvador in an attempt to secure the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member who was deported under the Trump administration and is currently imprisoned in the Central American country. Van Hollen claims the man, a resident of Maryland and father of three, was “illegally abducted” from the United States.
California’s once-booming economic engine is now flashing warning signs, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s latest “Rich States, Poor States” report. While the Golden State still ranks high in historical economic performance, its future outlook continues to darken under the weight of taxes, regulatory overreach, and declining private-sector employment.
For the 12th consecutive year, New York has landed at the very bottom of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) “Rich States, Poor States” economic outlook rankings. The report, released Tuesday, ranks all 50 states based on 15 factors related to taxation, regulation, labor costs, and economic policy.
Republican strategist Scott Jennings confronted Harvard professor Jay Michaelson during a heated CNN exchange on Monday after Michaelson accused the GOP and the Trump administration of enabling white supremacy. The confrontation occurred amid discussions of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, particularly elite institutions like Harvard.
