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Trump says he’ll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. [Read More…]
Key Senate holdout says he’ll vote for Trump’s megabill
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — a staunch deficit hawk has been critical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration bill — signaled Monday that he would back [Read More…]
Musk threatens to primary members of Congress who vote for Trump’s megabill
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, on Monday said he would back challengers to members of Congress who vote for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Musk broke [Read More…]
Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria, signing an executive order to carry out a promise he made in May. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt [Read More…]
Department of Justice suing Los Angeles over sanctuary city policy
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is suing the city of Los Angeles over its sanctuary city policy, alleging it interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration laws, officials announced on Monday. [Read More…]
Will Thom Tillis’ opposition to Trump’s megabill win over Senate Republican colleagues?
Al Drago/Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — GOP Sen. Thom Tillis was back on Capitol Hill on Monday as Senate Republicans struggled to pass their “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” he opposes — before President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
Senate races toward final vote on Trump’s megabill after weekend of debate, drama
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate is plowing ahead toward a final vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration bill, as Republicans rush to get it across the finish line by July [Read More…]
Trump administration finds Harvard in ‘violent violation’ of Civil Rights Act, threatens funding loss
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is threatening all of Harvard University‘s federal funding after it said it found the university to be in “violent violation” of the Civil Rights Act, according [Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to campaign spending limits
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear a Republican challenge to limits on federal campaign spending in its next term, which will begin in October. Congress has capped [Read More…]
Iranian hackers ‘may still conduct malicious cyber activity,’ US agencies warn
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian-affiliated cyber actors and hacktivist groups “may still conduct malicious cyber activity,” according to a joint bulletin from U.S. law enforcement agencies. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated [Read More…]
GOP Sen. Tillis won’t run for reelection after Trump primary threat
ABC News Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday that he will not seek reelection next year in battleground North Carolina. The stunning announcement comes just hours after President Donald Trump said he will start fielding [Read More…]
‘Too early to tell’ if Iran has given up its nuclear ambitions: Sen. Lindsey Graham
ABC News Sen. Lindsey Graham said it’s “too early to tell” if Iran has given up its nuclear ambitions following U.S. strikes against key nuclear facilities in the country, but the Trump ally said he [Read More…]
Jeffries holds back on endorsing Democratic NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani
ABC News House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries hesitated to endorse presumptive Democratic New York City mayor nominee Zohran Mamdani but praised his “successful” campaign and messaging. “I have not,” Jeffries said when asked by “This [Read More…]
Republicans aim to tie Democrats to Zohran Mamdani after primary upset
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition summit in Washington, D.C., an annual evangelical gathering in the nation’s capital, Republican leaders showcased an emerging line of attack against Democrats [Read More…]
Trump celebrates Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship
Omar Havana/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump took a victory a lap on Friday after the Supreme Court limited nationwide injunctions issued by lower court judges against his executive order to effectively end birthright [Read More…]
Supreme Court upholds online age verification for porn sites
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Texas law that mandated websites with “sexual material harmful to minors” have age verification is constitutional. The court’s conservative judges ruled [Read More…]
SCOTUS rules in favor of parents seeking to opt children out of reading LGBTQ-themed books
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled in favor of parents seeking to opt their children out of public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs. The case, [Read More…]
Supreme Court, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges’ power to block Trump’s policies nationwide
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district judges against President Donald Trump’s executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship. The 6-3 opinion came from [Read More…]
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate task force
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a government task force that determines what preventive health care services insurers must cover at no cost under the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. [Read More…]
Trump to host event to rally Republicans behind his megabill
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a setback to President Donald Trump’s megabill Thursday morning, the president is set to hold an event in the East Room of the White House to rally Republicans behind [Read More…]