With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Trump administration launched a victory tour in Pennsylvania, highlighting economic wins, border security gains, and a renewed commitment to American workers. Vice President J.D. Vance spoke to a packed crowd at Don’s Machine Shop in Luzerne County, energizing the base and doubling down on promises fulfilled.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced that the High Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration, alleging the cancellation of the rail project is politically motivated.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced multiple arrests and deportations of illegal aliens involved in severe criminal offenses against minors. Described by officials as the “worst of the worst,” these individuals have now been removed from the United States under strengthened immigration enforcement policies.
Only a tiny percentage of Afghans on the leaked Ministry of Defence (MOD) “kill list” had any legitimate claim to resettle in the United Kingdom, according to MOD sources cited by The Daily Telegraph. The leak, which reportedly reached the Taliban, included names of Afghan collaborators, British soldiers, and intelligence agents, sparking one of the most serious security breaches in recent UK history.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned Israel's Interior Minister Moshe Arbel after the country delayed granting visas to evangelical Christian groups.
During a Thursday interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) strongly criticized New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, denouncing him as a “job-killing socialist” who supports higher taxes and engages in antisemitic rhetoric. The congressman’s comments reflect growing internal tensions within the Democratic Party between centrist and far-left factions.
President Donald Trump achieved a long-sought conservative victory as the House passed a $9 billion rescissions package late Thursday in a narrow 216 to 213 vote. The bill slashes federal spending by cutting off taxpayer funding for left-leaning public broadcasting networks NPR and PBS, as well as foreign aid managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Once signed into law by President Trump, the measure will mark the first successful rollback of already-appropriated congressional funds in decades.
