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Abbott Welcomes New York Companies Fleeing Mamdani

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) is opening his state to New York businesses looking to relocate or expand in the wake of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani policies.

Secret Service Details $1 Billion Budget Request

The Secret Service on Tuesday pushed back on the growing narrative that Congress is writing a billion-dollar check to renovate the White House, laying out a detailed breakdown of how that money would actually be spent.

New Records Fuel Hunter Biden Scandal

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson have released records obtained from the Justice Department that show the government had evidence of possible prostitution-related crimes connected to Hunter Biden.

Appeals Court Revives Trump’s Tariffs After Lower Court Struck Them Down

A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily revived President Trump's 10% global tariff for three importers who had won a reprieve last week, pausing a lower court ruling that declared the duties unlawful.

Trump Reveals ‘Dream Team’ Ticket

President Trump revealed his ideal 2028 presidential election ticket, calling Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio his "dream team."

Makary Out of FDA

Marty Makary had barely settled into his office at the Food and Drug Administration before pro-life groups started keeping a running tally of what he hadn't done.

Trump Admin Rejects International Migration Declaration

The Trump administration did not participate in the United Nations' International Migration Review Forum, with the State Department declaring that it has "persistently objected to the United Nations’ efforts to advocate and facilitate replacement immigration in the United States and across the broader West."

Military Gets Department-Wide Review

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed the Pentagon to review the department's military legal system.

Democrat-Appointed Judge Quits Party

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced Monday he is leaving the Democratic Party, saying the party now tolerates antisemitism that would have been unthinkable when he first joined it, Reuters reports.

US Moves to Relieve Oil Prices

The United States announced that it will loan 53 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to petroleum companies in an effort to relieve elevated prices.

State Department Cuts Woke Ideology in New Training Push

The State Department cut LGBT seminars and other exercises in a reconfiguration of its Foreign Service recruitment efforts.

Navy Releases $68B Fleet Plan

The U.S. Navy on Monday released a 30-year shipbuilding strategy that calls for $68.5 billion in new spending and officially confirms that President Trump's new "Trump-class" battleships will be nuclear-powered and armed with hypersonic missiles and high-energy lasers.

California Mayor Guilty of Spying for China

The mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, has been charged with serving as an illegal foreign agent for China.

GOP Bill Would Put Fentanyl Dealers to Death When Customers Die

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced legislation Tuesday that would make fentanyl dealers eligible for the death penalty when their product kills someone, a direct challenge to the current federal sentencing cap of life in prison.

Kari Lake Nominated for Ambassador to Jamaica

President Trump nominated Kari Lake to be the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.

Trump Signs Orders to Cut Beef Prices as Steak Hits a New Record High

President Trump signed executive orders aimed at lowering record-high beef prices, directing the federal government to reduce trade barriers on beef imports and take steps to help rebuild the domestic cattle herd.

215,000 Federal Workers Owe $2.1 Billion in Unpaid Taxes

Some 215,000 federal government employees failed to pay their federal taxes in 2024, and the collective tab has reached $2.1 billion, according to a report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

White House Unveils Website for Moms

The Trump administration launched a website dedicated to mothers.

Lawsuit Filed Over Reflecting Pool Upgrade

A preservation group has filed a lawsuit over President Trump's renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Troops to be Reinstated After Vaccine Fallout

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced late last week that the Pentagon will establish a COVID-19 Reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force to reinstate service members discharged under the previous administration's vaccine mandate.