Politics

Tensions flared in the Oval Office as former President Donald Trump and top administration officials confronted CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins over the controversial deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador.

​A recent undercover video released by the conservative watchdog group Accuracy in Media (AIM) appears to show Heather Klišanin, an administrator at the University of South Florida (USF) St. Petersburg, discussing methods to circumvent Florida's law banning public funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

​Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has officially announced her bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, effectively ending speculation about a potential run for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat.

Chicago’s annual Cinco de Mayo Parade has been canceled amid growing fears within the city’s Mexican community, organizers announced Thursday. The decision comes as concern rises over stepped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration.

A New Mexico man faces federal charges after allegedly launching politically and ideologically charged arson attacks against both a Tesla showroom and the Republican Party of New Mexico’s headquarters. Jamison Wagner, 40, of Albuquerque, has been charged with two counts of malicious damage or destruction of property by fire or explosives, each carrying a sentence of five to 20 years in prison.

Harvard University has announced it will not comply with a sweeping list of demands from the Trump administration, even as the White House reviews $9 billion in federal funding to the Ivy League institution. The administration's orders include dismantling all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, implementing viewpoint diversity audits, and reforming admissions to eliminate race-based preferences.

Nearly 200 days after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, thousands of households remain without permanent housing, according to the state auditor’s latest recovery dashboard. Only six state-issued temporary housing units are occupied across the affected region, a stark reminder of the slow-moving recovery effort from what officials call the state’s worst natural disaster.

Illinois House Republicans are calling out Democrat-led state leadership for failing to act on legislation aimed at reducing what is now considered the highest overall tax burden in the United States. Despite a package of GOP-sponsored tax relief bills introduced this session, none have gained traction in the General Assembly.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received over $300,000 in support from a fundraiser with direct ties to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and intelligence agency, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation revealed. The man behind the fundraising, Gary Yu — also known as Yu Guoliang — is listed as an official by the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a key CCP agency used to exert political influence abroad.

The head nurse at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital was threatened by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) after publicly urging its operatives to vacate the medical facility, warning their presence was endangering patients and drawing potential Israeli military response.