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Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) has canceled his Paramount Plus subscription over CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss’s decision to not air a “60 Minutes” story she said was not ready to be televised. Critics, including the correspondent who reported the story about conditions inside a Salvadoran prison to which the Trump administration has deported Venezuelan migrants,…

The outcome is a rare Supreme Court setback for Trump, who had won repeated victories in emergency appeals since he took office again in January.

The Trump administration in January will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default. The Department of Education said Tuesday that approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers will receive notices informing them of their status beginning the week of Jan. 7. The number of notices sent out will increase on a monthly basis….

The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to veterans and their dependents, including those who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. The ban followed a memo authored by Joshua Craddock, deputy assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel…
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A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular. More than 4 in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of Republicans and 49 percent of independents.…
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D), challenging a state law that aims to limit the scope of federal immigration action and protect people against unconstitutional conduct by agents during civil immigration enforcement. Justice Department officials say the “Illinois Bivens Act” and the “Court…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named former BlackRock financier Mark Wiseman to serve as Canada’s next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman also previously served as president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and chair of the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation. He is currently on Carney’s Council on…

Though many of his members support Trump, labor leader Jimmy Williams Jr. has been an outspoken voice against the president’s deportation campaign.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sued the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over Second Amendment violations. DOJ officials allege authorities unlawfully banned AR-15s and other firearms via D.C. code. “Washington, DC’s ban on some of America’s most popular firearms is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment — living in our…

A Turning Point USA spokesperson acknowledged “there are bright dividing lines in the conservative movement right now” and wanted to get clarity from attendees.

The Trump administration is recalling a number of ambassadors to the U.S., a union representing foreign service officials and the State Department confirmed on Tuesday. The Associated Press reported Monday that nearly 30 career diplomats in ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts were being recalled to Washington, D.C. Those ambassadors, which include ambassadors from Africa,…

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Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index dipped to a negative 33 rating in December, the lowest level recorded in President Trump’s second term, according to new data. The index — which reflects Americans’ views of current economic conditions and their future outlook — dropped 3 points from a negative 30 in November, after falling from negative 23…

A CBS News segment focused on stories of Venezuelan men detained in a notorious El Salvador prison after being deported by the Trump administration has sparked controversy among viewers after it was blocked from airing in the United States but was showcased in Canada and online.  CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled “Inside CECOT” from…

As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a survey released Monday shows a “small but significant drop” in the proportion of the public that would recommend someone in their household get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.  According to the poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania, about 86 percent of people would recommend someone in their household who…

More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults have donated to charity in 2025, according to a new poll, with most Americans who plan to give doing so before the end of the year. The Associated Press-NORC survey, released Monday, found 46 percent of respondents have already made charitable donations in 2025, while another 18 percent…

President Trump on Tuesday touted the latest data showing a robust expansion of the U.S. economy, crediting tariffs for the unexpected growth. “The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Also, NO INFLATION & GREAT NATIONAL SECURITY. Pray for the U.S. Supreme Court!!!” the president wrote…

Elise Stefanik didn’t just drop out of New York’s governor’s race. She walked away from the entire political bet she’s been making for years. On paper, her exit came wrapped in familiar language. Family. Timing. Strategy. In a post on X, Stefanik pointed to a potentially bruising primary and wrote: “As we have seen in past elections, while we…
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House Democrats are demanding more details about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dealings with the Salvadoran government as the country agreed to imprison more than 200 men in its most notorious facility. A Tuesday letter from the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees asks a series of questions about the arrangement,…

The letter was among thousands of additional documents released Tuesday after the Justice Department failed to meet a Friday deadline to release all files.

President Trump said it’s a “terrible thing” that photos of former President Clinton and other high-profile people were published when the Department of Justice (DOJ) released files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don’t like the pictures of Bill Clinton being shown. I don’t like the pictures of other people being shown,”…

Write-in responses to the survey showed that prices and inflation remained consumers’ biggest concern, along with tariffs.

President Trump on Tuesday condemned a New York Times report outlining his proximity to Jeffrey Epstein amid the disgraced financier’s illegal activities tied to an underground sex trafficking ring. “The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation,” Trump wrote in a…

European leaders have refused to accept the new geopolitical reality, stumbling forward and  hoping Russia will just give up, despite there being zero indication that will happen. 

An unidentified prosecutor wrote that flight records showed Trump had flown on Epstein’s private jet eight times during the 1990s — more than investigators then were aware of.