Politics

A Connecticut-based mortgage company is under scrutiny for providing home loans to illegal immigrants without requiring Social Security numbers or green cards.

Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) in Bloomington, Illinois, has implemented initiatives promoting gender diversity, including the establishment of a "Rainbow Floor" in Pfeiffer Hall and the introduction of a "Universal Bathroom Map."

President Trump’s latest executive orders have sent shockwaves through the global rare earths industry, breaking China’s decades-long grip and launching a surge of new mining efforts across the globe.

Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, sending a clear message: the Trump administration is the champion crypto needs. Vance promised a friendlier regulatory climate for digital assets under President Donald Trump, contrasting sharply with what he called “four years of mistreatment and outright hostility” from Democrats.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is considering pardons for the men convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, raising new questions about the case’s handling and fairness. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, described the trial as a possible “railroad job” and suggested the men may have been treated unfairly.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Wednesday a groundbreaking partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI, bringing the AI chatbot Grok to Telegram’s 1 billion users worldwide. The one-year deal will integrate Grok across all Telegram apps starting in summer 2025, offering features like message summaries, document analysis, question answering, and even chat moderation.

Dueling protests outside Seattle City Hall have led to eight arrests and further exposed deep divisions in the city over free speech, religious freedom, and LGBTQ activism. On Tuesday, eight demonstrators were arrested for assault during a trans-rights protest, which was sparked by a Saturday rally hosted by On Fire Ministries that focused on protecting children from transgender ideologies. That earlier event resulted in 23 arrests after counterprotesters clashed with attendees in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park.

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers—Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minn.—have introduced the Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act to combat the rising suicide crisis among U.S. veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates 22 veterans take their own lives every day, while America’s Warrior Partnership reports the number could be as high as 40-44, citing underreporting and misclassification of deaths.

Former Trump administration official Marc Short set the record straight on CNN Tuesday night, explaining why Harvard’s failure to address antisemitic harassment cost the Ivy League school its federal grants. Short’s remarks came after host Abby Phillip challenged the Trump administration’s decision to cut off Harvard’s research funding, questioning the connection between antisemitism and research grants.

The Chinese government has issued a stark warning to its male citizens in Bangladesh: stop seeking foreign wives through matchmaking schemes or so-called “wife-buying” practices. The state-run Global Times reported Monday that this crackdown is part of Beijing’s efforts to address growing social instability caused by decades of disastrous family planning policies, including the infamous “one-child policy.”