Saturday

07-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Linda McMahon outlines plans to dismantle Department of Education, faces WWE taunts at lively confirmation hearing

Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon faced hecklers who invoked her WWE days and tough questions about her plans to abolish the department as she entered the political arena Thursday...

Mitch McConnell’s party of one

The former Senate GOP leader is lonely in opposition to key Trump nominees.

Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender procedures for minors

The judge's ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month. The judge's ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month.

Trump says Canada ‘serious contender’ to be 51st state: ‘They need our protection’

Trump, 78, has repeatedly floated the idea of Canada joining the Union since his election victory Nov. 5. Trump, 78, has repeatedly floated the idea of Canada joining the...

NIH principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak, who led agency during COVID, abruptly resigns

Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, 73, has abruptly resigned from his post as acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, 73, has abruptly resigned...

JD Vance meets Holocaust survivor on visit to Dachau concentration camp ahead of Munich Security Conference

'You look better than I do, and I'm 40,' Vance told 97-year-old Abba Naor outside the camp gates. 'You look better than I do, and I'm 40,' Vance told...

Commerce pick Lutnick clears key procedural hurdle

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Commerce — and implement the president's sweeping trade and tariff agenda — is set for a full Senate confirmation vote in...

Zelensky says Trump snub ‘not pleasant’ after president called Putin first to talk ending Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented President Trump's decision to call Russian leader Vladimir Putin before him, calling the snub "not pleasant." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented President Trump's decision...

Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on countries treating US imports unfairly — with EU, India, Japan in crosshairs

The announcement came hours before Trump met with visiting India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. The announcement came hours before Trump met with visiting India Prime...

Pete Hegseth warns NATO allies ‘Uncle Sam’ won’t be ‘Uncle Sucker,’ defends Ukraine border comments

"Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it's not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% -- more like 5%," the defense secretary said in...