The federal government is ordered to release money held back over the state’s decision to let transgender athletes compete in girls’ sports. A U.S. District Court in Maine issued a ruling April 11 ordering the federal government to release funding to Maine that was frozen over the state’s decision to disregard an executive order and
The president underwent his first physical exam since taking office for a second time, with results expected soon. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump underwent his first annual exam since taking office for a second term with a visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Washington on April 11. “Overall, I felt I was in very good
JERUSALEM—Officially, Israel’s position is that President Donald Trump could negotiate a “good” deal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Unofficially, Israeli decision makers believe U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, which are scheduled to begin on Saturday in Oman, will almost certainly end in either failure or disaster. From Israel’s perspective, the best plausible outcome of
A man from Butler, Pennsylvania has been arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials. A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and assassinate President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials, federal prosecutors announced on April 11. Shawn Monper, of Butler, Pennsylvania, was taken into
The use of executive actions, age-old laws, and ad campaigns take a carrot-and-stick approach to removing millions of illegal immigrants. Self-deportation might begin to look more attractive to those in the country illegally as the Trump administration intensifies the pressure for them to leave. On his first day in office, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump
‘Biden was lukewarm about a deal; Trump is eager,’ says disgraced Iran envoy Robert Malley (VOA Persian/ Wikimedia Commons) Robert Malley, the former Biden administration Iran envoy who was ousted for allegedly mishandling classified information, says he is optimistic about the Trump administration’s upcoming nuclear talks with Iran. Malley—who took a teaching position at Yale
The investigations follow reports that the Democratic leaders ordered state police not to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey has opened investigations into the state’s governor and attorney general for allegedly refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials. “I want it to be a warning for