Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with “improper ideology”

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting funding for programs at the Smithsonian Institution that contain what he characterizes as “divisive, race-centered ideology” in his latest broadside against a liberalism that has critiqued Western culture and values. The president said in the order that there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to

Progressive Primary Challengers Snub Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker as Dem Infighting Escalates

‘We need new leadership in there,’ one Dem hopeful says Hakeem Jeffries (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Left-wing Democratic primary challengers are refusing to back House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) for speaker, as grassroots Democrats have started turning on their party’s leaders. “I wouldn’t vote for Jeffries,” activist Saikat Chakrabarti, who is running against former

JD, Usha Vance visit Greenland as Trump administration eyes territory

Washington — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are headed to a U.S. base in Greenland, as the Trump White House eyes the semi-autonomous Danish territory despite opposition from residents and leaders.  National security adviser Mike Waltz will join the Vances, sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. Waltz will travel