A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has paused fighting but left a power vacuum. Israeli troops hold over half the territory, while Hamas police reemerge—directing traffic and, in a shared video, executing eight men accused of collaborating. Egypt says there is a list of 15 technocrats, approved by Hamas and Israel,...
Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, condemned an image discovered in his Washington office, calling it “vile and deeply inappropriate.” While he did not specify the symbol, Politico published a photo of an American flag altered to include a swastika, pinned to a bulletin board. Taylor said the content does not reflect...
The University of Southern California has rejected a Trump administration compact that offered priority federal research funding in exchange for adopting conservative-aligned campus policies. In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, interim President Beong-Soo Kim warned that tying benefits to the plan would erode free inquiry and academic excellence,...
President Trump unveiled plans for a grand, classically styled arch for Washington, D.C., sharing renderings and models that echo the Arc de Triomphe and the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Arch. Asked who it would honor, he answered, "Me." At a White House fundraiser for a proposed $250 million ballroom addition,...
Senators blocked a House-approved bill to fund the U.S. military during the shutdown, voting 50-44—short of the 60 needed under filibuster rules. Three Democrats joined most Republicans in support, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune voted no tactically to keep the effort alive, hours after a broader funding bill also...
Democratic-led states won a reprieve as U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney temporarily barred the Trump administration from withholding billions in SNAP administrative funds from states refusing to turn over recipients’ personal data. USDA says the unprecedented demand—names, addresses, Social Security numbers and more—aims to fight fraud; most Republican-led states...
A looming government shutdown is putting SNAP—food assistance for roughly 41.7 million people—at risk for November, with the USDA warning states not to submit files needed to load EBT cards. Benefits are assured through October, but officials and advocates say the outlook is worsening. Minnesota has halted new applications and...
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, fell in a Capitol hallway Thursday as he headed to Senate votes, as two Sunrise Movement volunteers approached and asked about Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. He did not answer, appeared unsteady, then rose with help from his detail and waved to them. The Senate...
President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a monumental arch in Washington—quickly nicknamed the “Arc de Trump”—telling wealthy guests at a White House dinner it was planned as a gateway to Washington from northern Virginia, near Arlington Memorial Bridge. He flashed 3D models topped with a gold Lady Liberty and said...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he offered Democrats a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies in a bid to end the 16-day government shutdown, but he wouldn’t promise an outcome. The Senate again failed to advance the GOP funding bill, and Thune plans a procedural vote to...
