DOJ approval of a corporate merger has exposed a rift in the MAGA movement
Last month, senior Justice Department officials overruled their subordinates and allowed a major corporate merger to go forward after the companies hired well-connected...
Judge extends TPS expiration dates for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in California extended on Thursday protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia that was ended by the Trump adm...
Bipartisan pair of senators seek billions in new Ukraine aid
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation Thursday calling for tens of billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine to be spent over the next two years, as Russian...
Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to NIH, other health agencies
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), advancing a measure tha...
The Warped Idealism of Trump’s Trade Policy
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Brown University reaches deal with Trump admin., will pay $50M
Brown University has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore funding, including for research grants. The "voluntary agreement" restores federal fund...
A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm
Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs personifies the conflict within her party over U.S. support for Israel and the nightmare in Gaza — and the increasingly precarious balancing...
Newsom provides new details about his plan for redistricting fight with Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he's considering calling a special election on Nov. 4 to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in California in an effort to...
Trump sets 10% to 41% 'reciprocal' tariffs on dozens of countries' exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of co...
What is the Presidential Fitness Test?
President Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test, a controversial relic of the Cold War era that former President O...