Trump Claims Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Experts Say the $14.7 Million Renovation Did That Itself.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become the most expensive puddle in Washington, and the White House […]
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Senate Republicans Reverse Course on Iran War Powers After Trump’s Closed-Door Shouting Match
The Senate’s position on presidential war powers in Iran did a full 180 in less than 24
$14.6 Million Blue Reflecting Pool Turned Green in a Week and Paint Coming Peeling
President Trump drained the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this spring, painted its floor “American flag blue,” and
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Trump Torpedoes His Own Intel Chief Nomination in Bizarre FISA Standoff
President Trump blew up the confirmation hearing for his own intelligence director pick on Tuesday, directing Jay
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Trump Invokes the Defense Production Act to Ramp Up Weapons Manufacturing as Iran War Drains Stockpiles
President Trump signed a memorandum invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950 to accelerate munitions production and
House Passes $70 Billion Secure America Act in Razor-Thin 214-212 Vote
The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday squeezed through a $70 billion immigration enforcement package that funds ICE and
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Trump’s $250 Bill Push Has a Problem: Even MAGA Is Not Sold on It
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a proposed $250 bill featuring President Trump’s face in late May, framed
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Florida’s Plan to Eliminate Property Taxes for Most Homeowners Sounds Great Until You Read the Fine Print
Governor Ron DeSantis has called the Florida Legislature into special session this week to consider what he
Newark Imposes Curfew as ICE Detention Protests Enter Second Week of Clashes
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka imposed a mandatory 9 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew Saturday night around the Delaney Hall
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50,000 Evacuated in Garden Grove as a Cracked Chemical Tank Keeps Orange County on Edge
A 34,000-gallon chemical tank is threatening to explode in Garden Grove, forcing 50,000 to evacuate as California declares a state of emergency.
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Green Card Overhaul Could Force Hundreds of Thousands to Leave the U.S. to Apply
The Trump administration will require most green card applicants to leave the U.S. and apply abroad, the biggest legal-immigration overhaul in a generation.
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Twenty-Five US Spy Flights Off Cuba Since February, and the Pentagon Wants Havana to See Them
The U.S. military has flown at least 25 intelligence-gathering missions within range of Cuba’s coastline since early
17 Americans From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Land in Nebraska Quarantine, One Tests Positive
17 Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak are in Nebraska and Atlanta biocontainment units. One tested positive for the Andes variant.
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Makary Out as FDA Chief One Day Before Senate Testimony, Pushed Over Mifepristone and Vape Fights
Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner May 12 after Trump signed off on his firing over mifepristone and flavored e-cigarette policy fights.
Pentagon Blocks 165 US Wind Farm Projects: Trump Administration Cites National Security to Freeze All Onshore and Offshore Wind Development
The Trump administration has quietly frozen approximately 165 onshore wind projects by withholding Pentagon approvals, while the Department of the Interior paused all offshore wind leases citing classified national security reports. The result: America’s wind energy pipeline is effectively dead, and the ‘energy dominance’ administration just killed one of its fastest-growing domestic energy sources.
Project Freedom Begins in Strait of Hormuz: Iran Claims Missile Hit on US Warship as Ceasefire Unravels
Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ with 15,000 troops and guided-missile destroyers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claims it struck a US frigate with two missiles. The Pentagon says that’s propaganda. The three-week ceasefire is cracking in real time, and the consequences for global energy markets and American foreign policy credibility are enormous.
US Withdrawing 5,000 Troops From Germany: Trump Punishes NATO Ally Over Iran War Criticism
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany in retaliation for Chancellor Merz’s criticism of Trump’s Iran war policy, signaling how alliance relationships have fundamentally shifted under this administration.
Iran War Clock Doesn’t Apply Because Of Ceasefire Says Trump: Why The 60-Day War Powers Deadline Matters
Trump claims a ceasefire “terminated” Iran military operations, meaning the War Powers Act’s 60-day deadline doesn’t apply. The argument is constitutionally novel, Congress has already checked out, and it could fundamentally rewrite how presidents engage with war-powers restrictions.