Month: July 2025
July 11, 2025
Politics
Sen. Joni Ernst tucks ban on Chinese, Russian lab research into national defense bill
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has added to a key military spending bill making its way through Congress a pair of provisions to prevent taxpayer dollars from flowing to research...
July 11, 2025
Politics
Head Start education program will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump admin says
Trump administration bars undocumented immigrants from Head Start and federal programs. Trump administration bars undocumented immigrants from Head Start and federal programs.
July 11, 2025
Politics
Trump teases ‘major statement’ on Russia after latest Ukraine attack: ‘You’ll be seeing things happen’
A bill co-sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) would force Trump to impose a 500% tariff on any country that buys Russian oil, walloping nations...
July 11, 2025
Politics
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s campaign touts record-setting $9M war chest as he leads primary challengers
The Louisiana Republican has a total of $9 million cash on hand -- a record for state Senate candidates at this point in the 2026 cycle -- in his...
July 11, 2025
Education
Florida school district to install vape detectors in schools
One Florida county is using funds from a statewide legal settlement to install vape detectors in schools. According to court documents, Osceola County Public Schools will receive $400,000 in...
July 11, 2025
Politics
Woman with ‘urgent message’ for President Trump arrested near Mar-a-Lago security checkpoint
President Trump was not in Mar-a-Lago at the time of the incident. President Trump was not in Mar-a-Lago at the time of the incident.
July 11, 2025
Politics
DNC chair dismisses Zohran Mamdani’s refusal to condemn ‘intifada’ chants: ‘We are a big tent party’
Mamdani's refusal to condemn the use of the phrase "globalize the intifada" concerns some Democrats. Mamdani's refusal to condemn the use of the phrase "globalize the intifada" concerns some...
July 11, 2025
Politics
Trump announces 35% tariffs on imports from Canada — teases higher blanket rates
Trump, 79, notified Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of the incoming tariffs in a letter – one of dozens the president has fired off to foreign leaders this week...
July 11, 2025
Politics
Largest US teachers union mocked for misspelling ‘fascism’ in anti-Trump agenda item: ‘Too rich to parody’
“NEA pledges to defend democracy against Trump's embrace of fascism by using the term facism in NEA materials to correctly characterize Donald Trump's program and actions,” read the...
July 11, 2025
Congress
Trump threatens to withhold endorsements for GOP senators who don’t back rescissions bill
President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold endorsements from Republican senators who don’t support the administration's effort to claw back $9.4 billion of congressionally approved funds. Trump said in...