More than 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally were detained in Charlotte over two days, as federal agents intensified Operation Charlottes Web amid President Donald Trump’s nationwide deportation push. Officers appeared outside churches, apartments, and shopping corridors; DHS says 44 detainees have criminal records, including two described...
President Donald Trump said he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, announcing the move on the eve of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first Washington visit in more than seven years. The trip is expected to bring a Saudi multibillion-dollar investment in U.S. AI infrastructure and new civil...
The Republican-led House is poised to vote Tuesday on forcing the Justice Department to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, after President Trump abruptly dropped his opposition and said he would sign the measure. The shift followed a discharge petition led by Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie and growing Republican...
President Donald Trump blasted several critics yet declined to rebuke Nick Fuentes or Tucker Carlson, praising the former Fox host after he interviewed the white nationalist without pushback. The stance widened intraparty tensions over antisemitism: Heritage Foundation’s president apologized but lost a trustee, activists urged stronger condemnation, and GOP leaders...
Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s lawyer rejected mortgage fraud claims from FHFA director Bill Pulte, saying they hinge on an innocuous 2021 notation and that Cook accurately disclosed her Ann Arbor, Atlanta and Cambridge homes. Cook, who sued to block an attempted firing amid Trump’s attacks on the Fed, remains in...
The Justice Department sued California to block two new laws that ban officials from concealing their faces and require nonuniformed federal agents to display identification. The suit argues the measures violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, discriminate against federal officers, and jeopardize their safety; federal agencies say they will not comply....
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Tampa Christian school’s challenge to the denial of a pregame prayer over a stadium loudspeaker, leaving intact a 2000 precedent against student-led prayer at football games. With no noted dissents, the decision preserves an 11th Circuit ruling that loudspeaker remarks at...
Federal agents launched Operation Charlotte's Web in Charlotte, arresting 81 people in five hours as part of a broader crackdown that has produced thousands of arrests and nearly 200,000 deportations by late August. Martha White, granddaughter and literary executor of E.B. White, rebuked the use of her grandfather’s book, saying...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused President Donald Trump of endangering her with recent attacks, saying his rhetoric helped spark a pipe bomb threat at her construction company and hoax pizza deliveries. The clash escalated after Trump withdrew his endorsement and dismissed her safety concerns, telling reporters he didn’t think “anybody...
President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, repeating the “traitor” label and dismissing her claim that his attacks have fueled threats, saying he didn’t believe anyone was targeting her. The clash came as Trump reversed course on the Jeffrey Epstein records, urging House Republicans to vote...
