Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
A court has temporarily paused the Trump administration's move to cancel Harvard's student visa program.
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Omar won’t say if she stands by previous ‘more fearful of white men’ comments in aftermath of DC shooting
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said the U.S. should be “more fearful of white men" amid threats from domestic terrorism in 2018. She recently came under attack for walking away from reporters asking her to condemn the shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees.
Congress Passes Resolution to Overturn California’s Strict Pollution Rules for Cars
California has for many years received waivers to set stricter emissions standards for vehicles. WASHINGTON—A Senate vote on Thursday means that both houses of Congress have now passed a resolution that would deny California a federal waiver to set stricter environmental standards for cars, a move that could upend the U.S. auto industry. The levels
Trump touts high military recruitment, but it was rising before his reelection
Ahead of Memorial Day, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for an upswing in military recruitment, claiming almost no one wanted to join the military before news of his reelection. “After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible
Relatives of Venezuelan detainees in CECOT find comfort in support group
On May 18, relatives of the Venezuelan migrant detainees in El Salvador’s mega prison CECOT, announced to a WhatsApp group the death of Marlene Ramirez, a grandmother who raised one of the men currently detained there, Jonathan Mendoza Ramirez. Her family said she had died of a heart attack, unable to endure the emotional stress
Teen Junior ROTC cadet killed in Parkland shooting honored as West Point 2025 grad
Washington — The cadets graduating Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point spent four years studying strategy, ethics and the art of leadership. They march past statues of battlefield giants, memorize the lessons of Antietam and Afghanistan and are steeped in stories of courage drawn from the long arc of American military history.
Judge Extends Block on Trump Admin’s Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers
‘A president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress,’ the judge wrote. A federal judge on May 22 extended her temporary block on President Donald Trump’s plans to carry out large-scale workforce reductions while a legal challenge plays out, saying his administration cannot restructure the government without the consent of Congress.