Politics

President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports Friday that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering...
Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets
The federal government on Thursday sued Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket. All three states have sent cease...
Trump says it would be ‘intolerable’ for Iran to have nuclear weapons
President Trump on Wednesday made the case to a skeptical American public that the military operation in Iran is necessary because of the “intolerable threat” of Tehran having access...
Trump to address nation on Iran war
President Trump will deliver a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday night to address the Iran war.  “Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an address...
Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell demanded Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release records from a decade-old investigation involving the California Democrat...
DHS shutdown surpasses record set in fall’s government-wide lapse, with no end in sight
The continued shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security on Monday surpasses the record 43-day governmentwide shutdown this fall. The Senate approved a plan to end the six-week shutdown...
No Kings protests reportedly funded by socialist, communist groups
Organizers behind the No Kings protests are predicting that Saturday’s turnout across the country will result in the biggest protest in U.S. history, with a core anti-Trump message. The...
House Republicans object to Senate’s partial DHS funding bill, push 8-week stopgap
House Republicans opposed to the Senate-passed partial Department of Homeland Security funding bill are going to try to pass an eight-week stopgap measure that would fund the entire department....
Trump says he may suspend gas tax amid soaring oil, gas prices
President Trump said he could suspend the federal gas tax to help lower rising oil and gas prices.  “It’s something we have in our pocket if we think it’s...
Trump’s cost-cutting at IRS blunts tax agency’s AI plans
President Trump’s moves to slash the IRS have severely dented the tax agency’s ability to harness artificial intelligence, according to a new audit. The Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative...