Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin. Stratton, the first Black woman to hold her current office, positions herself as a champion for working people, contrasting her accomplishments with the perceived chaos of the Trump...
A Florida House committee investigating Gov. Ron DeSantis' Hope Florida Foundation is ending its probe without hearing testimony from key figures. Rep. Alex Andrade believes Attorney General James Uthmeier and the foundation's lawyer committed criminal acts, funneling $10 million in Medicaid settlement funds to a political committee to oppose...
Volodymyr Zelensky refuses to cede Crimea to Russia, citing Ukraine's constitution and international law. Donald Trump's proposed peace plan, reportedly including US recognition of Crimea as Russian, clashes with Zelensky's stance and international condemnation of Russia's 2014 annexation. Zelensky highlights a previous US rejection of the annexation and...
The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the ban, prompting the administration's appeal, arguing the delay is detrimental to military readiness. The administration contends the current policy is essentially the same...
Col. Ricky Buria, a former aide to Secretary Austin, is now a key advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Buria's unusual actions include inquiring about an exception for Hegseth to use the unauthorized messaging app Signal and securing him an extra computer for personal use. This has...
US Army Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez, the first female commander of Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, has been suspended. The suspension follows an incident where portraits of Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth were found flipped to face a wall. The army stated the suspension is not related to misconduct,...
A federal judge, appointed during the Trump administration, has ordered the return of a Venezuelan man, "Cristian," deported to El Salvador. Cristian's deportation violated a 2024 settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. Judge Gallagher ruled that Cristian's deportation, under the Alien Enemies Act, breached...
Following deadly tornadoes in Arkansas, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders requested federal disaster relief funds, which were denied by the Trump administration. Despite over 40 deaths and widespread destruction, the denial prompted appeals from Arkansas legislators, including Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, and Representative Rick Crawford. They highlighted...
A Trump administration peace plan for Ukraine, largely based on existing realities, proposes a ceasefire along current front lines, implicitly accepting Russian control over occupied territories. A surprising element is the offer to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, though not necessarily demanding Ukraine's concurrence. Ukraine's initial rejection is...
Donald Trump publicly urged Vladimir Putin to "STOP" the attacks on Kyiv following a deadly Russian barrage that killed at least nine and injured over 70. Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the timing and necessity of the strikes, advocating for a peace deal. This marks a rare instance of...
