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Hungary's recent ban on LGBTQ+ public events, enforced through facial recognition, has sparked minimal reaction from Hollywood despite criticism in 2021. While some productions like "Dune 3" and "3 Body Problem" remain o…
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are drawing massive crowds on their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour across Western states. Over 200,000 people have attended rallies in Los Angeles, Denver, and Sacramento, energized…
The State Department has closed its Global Engagement Center, which combated foreign disinformation, citing concerns about restrictions on free speech. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the center's actions to silenc…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Justice Department for investigation. The FHFA alleges James misrepresented her primary residence to obtain a more fav…
Lebanese President Michel Aoun expressed hope for Hezbollah's disarmament in 2025, suggesting integration into the Lebanese army through dialogue. This follows Israel's military campaign that significantly weakened the g…
A proposed Trump administration budget would slash the State Department budget by nearly half, eliminating funding for over 20 international organizations including the UN and NATO. The plan includes embassy closures, cu…
A new pro bono legal network, Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network, has been launched to aid federal employees facing job losses or threats under the Trump administration. Over 1000 lawyers across 42 states wil…
The Trump administration is suing Maine for allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' school sports. The Justice Department alleges this violates Title IX and President Trump's executive order aiming to ban …
Donald Trump's trade war has caused global market volatility and decreased his approval rating. While some support his trade goals, many expect higher prices due to tariffs. Independent voters, the largest voting bloc, h…
Protesters disrupted a Georgia town hall held by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, leading to arrests and the use of stun guns. Three individuals were arrested for charges including battery and obstruction, with two also tase…
Gabonese General Brice Oligui Nguema has been declared the winner of the presidential election with over 90% of the vote, according to provisional results. This follows his 2023 coup. Opponent Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze c…
Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, condemned the Russian missile attack on Sumy, Ukraine, which killed over 30 civilians, calling it a war crime. He supports providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles, a stanc…
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged Gov. Mike Braun to veto the recently passed property tax reform bill (SB 1), citing public confusion and lack of understanding. Beckwith, after speaking with numerous Hoosiers and of…
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, recused from a case involving contested ballots, criticized the court's decision to potentially discard thousands of overseas voters' ballots. She argued this disrespec…
Florida's Hope Florida Foundation, spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, distributed $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to two organizations that subsequently contributed millions to an anti-marijuana campaign ba…
Pro-Palestinian student activism on US campuses is facing increased scrutiny and suppression under the Trump administration's crackdown on alleged antisemitism. Non-citizen students who participated in protests are losin…
Donald Trump endorsed Douglas Murray's book, "On Democracies and Death Cults," following Murray's confrontation with Joe Rogan. Murray criticized Rogan for interviewing Holocaust deniers who spread false narratives about…
The US State Department, under the Trump administration, has ordered staff to report colleagues for "anti-Christian bias" within a week. An internal cable reveals a focus on incidents during the Biden administration, inc…
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to deport hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans with temporary legal status. The judge, Indira Talwani, issued a stay …
A Columbia University graduate student and Green Card holder, Mahmoud Khalil, faces deportation under the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 for pro-Palestinian activism. The Trump administration argues his actions constitute s…
US Space Force removed Col. Susannah Meyers, commander of the Pituffik base in Greenland, for actions deemed subversive to President Trump's agenda. A Pentagon spokesman stated that undermining the chain of command or su…
President Trump downplayed market turmoil caused by his tariff policy, calling it "transition problems." While he lowered tariffs on most trading partners to 10%, China now faces a 145% tariff, a combination of previousl…
Kathleen Sgamma withdrew her nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management. Sgamma, head of the Western Energy Alliance, had previously criticized President Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol attack. The White Ho…
The Trump administration is considering a consent decree against Columbia University, escalating its crackdown on the Ivy League school. This follows the suspension of $400 million in federal grants and contracts due to …
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a challenge in fulfilling a promise to reinstate Rep. Elise Stefanik to the House Intelligence Committee. House rules limit committee size, requiring either replacing an existing member o…