News
Trump Signals Next Phase of Gaza Ceasefire
President Donald Trump plans to announce that the Gaza ceasefire is moving into its second phase in the coming weeks, according to a report by the news outlet Axios on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:49:23 EDTEEOC Opens Claims Process for $21M Columbia Antisemitism Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Thursday that people who worked at Columbia University between Oct. 7, 2023 and July 23, 2025 can start filing claims to receive money from the federal agency's $21 million settlement...
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:49:20 EDTAssad's Exiled Spy Chief, Billionaire Cousin Plot Syrian Uprisings From Russia
Former loyalists to Bashar al-Assad who fled Syria after the dictator's fall are funneling millions of dollars to tens of thousands of potential fighters, hoping to stir uprisings against the new government and reclaim some of their lost influence, a Reuters investigation...
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:14:34 EDTSupreme Court Weighs Trump's Dismissal of FTC Member
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will consider the legality of President Donald Trump's removal of a Federal Trade Commission member, a case that tests the scope of presidential authority over independent agencies established by Congress and could affect a 90-year-old legal...
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:48:25 EDTPope Cancels Holy See Fundraising Commission Announced Under Questionable Circumstances
Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis' more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under questionable circumstances while Francis was hospitalized.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:02:14 EDTKremlin Reports Progress in US–Russia Peace Talks
The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia and the United States were making progress in peace talks on Ukraine and that Moscow was ready to continue working with the current U.S. team .President Vladimir Putin held five hours of talks with two U.S. envoys on Tuesday night, at...
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:36:22 EDTFirst Lady Lights National Tree After President Counts Down
First lady Melania Trump lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly Thursday night in the nation's capital.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:31:06 EDTFilm Producers Lobby Congress Against Netflix-Warner Bros Deal
A consortium of leading film industry figures has urged the Congress to intervene, warning of a looming economic and institutional crisis in Hollywood if Netflix succeeds in acquiring Warner Bros Discovery.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:22:06 EDTControversy Brewing Over McMahon Visiting N.J. School
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is visiting a New Jersey middle school Friday, and not everyone is pleased.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:54:10 EDTTrump Administration to Direct More Water to California Farms
The Trump administration is making good on a promise to send more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:18:59 EDTTrump Admin Moves Forward on Major Air Traffic Tech Upgrade
The Trump administration on Thursday advanced its push to modernize U.S. air traffic control, moving forward with a sweeping technology overhaul aimed at replacing aging systems and improving reliability nationwide.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:20:39 EDTVance Downplays Antisemitism on Right — Putting Him at Odds With Ted Cruz, Pro-Israel Groups
Vice President JD Vance is forcefully rejecting warnings from within his own party about rising antisemitism on the political right, placing himself in direct contrast with Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and other Republicans who say the threat is real and growing.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:14:45 EDTSenate Dems Warn McMahon: Education Program Shifts Illegal
Senate Democrats are blasting Education Secretary Linda McMahon, accusing her of acting unlawfully after she began shifting major federal education programs to other agencies.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:57:18 EDTTrump Moves to Expand Travel Ban to 30+ Nations
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration is moving to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban from the current 19 to "over 30."Noem made the comments in an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:46:20 EDTUS Sinks Suspected Narco-Trafficking Boat, Questions Grow
The U.S. military said it destroyed a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday – the latest deadly strike drawing scrutiny from lawmakers seeking details on the Trump administration's expanding at-sea anti-drug campaign.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:44:03 EDTFlorida Legislature Moves Forward on Redistricting
The Florida House of Representatives has officially begun efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:44:36 EDTFla. Lawmakers Urge Trump to Reject Drilling in Gulf
Florida's entire U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to leave their state out of a plan by his administration to expand oil and gas drilling to new coastal areas, saying it would threaten the state's military and tourism industries.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:40:39 EDTBondi Orders US Law Enforcement to Investigate 'Extremist Groups'
*Bondi orders FBI to prioritize domestic terrorism investigations*Memo targets antifa and similar groups*FBI to develop strategies to disrupt criminal networks*DOJ calls for prosecuting extremist groups for tax crimes(Adds details from memo and background in paragraphs 3-5...
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:50:43 EDTGOP Ramps Up Drug-Price Push as Lankford Targets PBM Reforms
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is pushing to attach a healthcare proposal targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to a major must-pass spending bill.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:21:28 EDTTrump Said to Be Planning Nationwide Blitz to Tout Economic Agenda
President Donald Trump soon will be traveling to Pennsylvania to tout his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms, a White House spokesperson told Newsmax on Thursday.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:32:06 EDT