Politics
Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center
President Trump's name has been taken down from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, as an organization official told a federal judge Saturday that all references to him inside, outside and online have been removed.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ U.S.
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations next week in France, their governments announced Saturday.
Senate bill details sharing intelligence with Israel, other countries
Buried inside the Senate Intelligence Authorization Act is a provision to expand sharing information with Israel, with a key stipulation: Such security exchanges can't be suspended or reduced unless the president identifies a specific national security concern.
Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles
The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County's main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency's alleged "wanton mismanagement of public funds."
Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico
A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island's sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds.
Treasury expands bank data-sharing rules tied to Trump immigration crackdown
The Treasury Department moved Friday to enlist the nation's banks more deeply in President Trump's immigration crackdown, including issuing fresh guidance that lets banks rapidly share information about suspected customers and an advisory steering them to flag signs that one of their customers may lack legal immigration status.
Outlining concerns, SEC’s Sankey worries Senate bill could produce more lawsuits, not fewer
One of Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey's concerns with a recently introduced Senate bill designed to fix college sports is that it could increase the likelihood of the very type of litigation the measure proposes to reduce.
Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline
Workers began removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue's operations.
Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, claims he has damaging video of a candidate
PRATT'S CONCESSION SPEECH: "You think you can get rid of me that easily? I didn't get in this for political power. I got in to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing has changed."
Non-citizen households use welfare at higher rates than U.S.-born, study finds
STUDY: Households headed by non-citizens use means-tested welfare programs at substantially higher rates than households headed by U.S.-born Americans in nearly every state.
‘The View’ co-host warns Vance interview shouldn’t become book-selling ‘free-for-all’
'View' co-host ANA NAVARRO on Vance coming on the show: "I hope we get to have a constructive conversation about the issues that Americans care about and are on Americans' minds and that it doesn't turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books, which is what often happens with Republicans."
Jane Fonda to host First Amendment concert countering White House UFC event
JANE FONDA to host counterprogram to UFC Freedom 250: "Music has long been a tool to stand up to authoritarianism..."
Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center
A federal judge denied a last-ditch effort to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center while the appeals process plays out.
‘They’ll sacrifice Pulte’: GOP senators saw the writing on the wall on intel chief
GOP senators predicted this week that William J. Pulte, whom Mr. Trump made acting director of national intelligence last week, will be sacrificed for the purposes of reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on Friday.
IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general
President Trump took such a hatchet to the IRS' workforce that it was forced to reassign higher-paid employees to do lower-paid work -- but still collect their bigger salaries -- the agency's inspector general said in a new report.
GOP senators have no backup plan if Supreme Court kills Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Republican senators apparently have no Plan B if the Supreme Court sides against President Trump's order to end birthright citizenship this month.
White House aide: Trump can’t single-handedly restore FISA spy power after Congress lets it expire
President Trump does not plan to use an executive order to extend the government's power to spy on foreign targets, a legal authority that Congress allowed to expire Friday, an administration official told The Washington Times.
Ohio poised to add photo ID requirements for mail-in voting
The Republican-run Ohio Legislature has approved a photo ID requirement for mail-in voting, but it will not take effect until November 2027.