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Bernie Kerik, Former NYPD Commissioner, Passes at 69
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik passed away Thursday after a sudden illness.
Thu, 29 May 2025 21:00:39 EDTDOJ to Study Calif. Law on Trans Athletes, Girls Competing
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into a California law that permits transgender athletes to participate on female teams at state schools.
Thu, 29 May 2025 22:41:19 EDTRove: Trump Tariffs Risk GOP Control of Congress
Republican strategist Karl Rove warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff strategy could cost Republicans their majorities in Congress, citing economic instability and voter backlash as key risks heading into the midterm elections.
Thu, 29 May 2025 22:04:13 EDTSenate to Hold Hearing on Biden's Decline, Cover Up
Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Eric Schmitt of Missouri announced Thursday they will co-chair a hearing next month to investigate who was running the country in place of former President Joe Biden and the plot to cover up his cognitive decline.
Thu, 29 May 2025 21:37:37 EDTMike Johnson On Bill After Musk Critique: Can Be Both Big, Beautiful
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the reconciliation bill recently passed by the House amid criticisms from Elon Musk.
Thu, 29 May 2025 20:31:06 EDTBondi Cuts ABA's Access to Judicial Picks, Claims Bias
Attorney General Pam Bondi formally notified the American Bar Association on Thursday that the Department of Justice will no longer participate in the organization's vetting process for judicial nominees.
Thu, 29 May 2025 19:54:28 EDTTrump Admin Reverses Planned Closures of 34 Mine Safety Offices
The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, the Department of Government ...
Thu, 29 May 2025 19:51:13 EDTGovt Employee Charged With Trying to Pass Classified Info
An information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency was charged Thursday with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government, the Justice Department said. Prosecutors say Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 28, of Alexandria ...
Thu, 29 May 2025 19:36:18 EDTPoll: Widest Partisan Gap on Same-sex Marriage in 29 Years
The partisan gap on the issue of same-sex marriage is wider today than it has been in 29 years, according to a new Gallup Poll.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:59:55 EDTWSJ: More Than 1,200 Employees Have Departed FAA
More than 1,200 employees, including senior leaders and technical experts, have left the Federal Aviation Administration under the Trump administration's deferred-resignation program, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:59:55 EDTDHS Increases Pressure on 'Sanctuary Jurisdictions'
DHS is putting more than 500 "sanctuary jurisdictions" across the country on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of mass deportations.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:58:12 EDTWH Rolling Out 'Merit-Based' Federal Hiring Plan
The White House is rolling out a new "merit-based" federal hiring plan and has explicitly ordered agencies not to take race and gender into consideration when hiring.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:34:19 EDTDOE Opens Discrimination Probe Into Green Bay Public Schools
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Wisconsin's Green Bay Public School District for allegedly discriminating against a white student and blocking access to special needs services.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:03:54 EDTGulf Leaders Warn Trump Against Strikes on Iran
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates told President Donald Trump during his visit to the Middle East that they oppose strikes on Iran's nuclear program, reported Axios.
Thu, 29 May 2025 16:49:08 EDTGrassley: Biden Ignored 65K Reports of Migrant Kids at Risk
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asserted that the Biden administration ignored or dismissed more than 65,000 reports of unaccompanied migrant children at risk or in potential danger, including more than 7,300 reports of human trafficking.
Thu, 29 May 2025 17:02:00 EDTTwo Dozen Arrested at Manhattan ICE Protest
Nearly two dozen protesters, including a pastor were arrested late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers inside and outside a Manhattan courthouse.
Thu, 29 May 2025 16:47:56 EDTRite Aid Closing an Additional 300 Stores
After announcing it will close 100 stores, Rite Aid says it will close an additional 300 outlets, WABC reports.
Thu, 29 May 2025 16:49:12 EDTUS, Qatar Still Working Out Details of Free Jet Deal
The U.S. and Qatari governments are still working out a deal in which the Qatari royal family will give a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, The Washington Post reports.
Thu, 29 May 2025 16:50:13 EDTSupreme Court Scales Back Key Environmental Law
The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah on Thursday in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law and could accelerate development projects around the country.
Thu, 29 May 2025 16:40:29 EDTWH Signals Emergency Appeal to High Court on Tariff Block
The Trump administration is considering asking the Supreme Court as soon as Friday to overturn a ruling by a U.S. trade court that blocked most of President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.
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