President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to immediately finalize a rare earth minerals deal with the United States, a move critical to countering China’s dominance in the sector. Trump also reported that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are progressing "smoothly."
Illinois college campuses are feeling the heat as the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives picks up momentum. Dozens of institutions nationwide, including several in Illinois, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination tied to DEI programs, with the threat of losing federal funding looming large.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has blocked President Trump's order protecting the nation's elections by requiring people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.
Sales of the United States' founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, have surged in recent months.
The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visas of the Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco, known for glorifying violent drug cartels in their music, just weeks before a scheduled concert in San Francisco. The band, part of the “narcocorrido” genre, was set to perform in the South Bay on April 29.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a longtime critic of President Trump, publicly admitted she is “afraid” to speak her mind, claiming that “retaliation is real.” The remarks, delivered in a somber tone during a recent interview, have raised eyebrows among conservatives questioning what kind of retaliation she’s referring to—especially as she failed to mention the aggressive lawfare and political targeting that President Trump and his supporters have endured in recent years.
