Former House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey Dies at 87

Democratic and Republican members of Congress expressed their condolences on social media platform X. Former Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died on March 15 at the age of 87. Lowey’s family said the cause was breast cancer in a statement released by the Westchester County Democratic

Trump Provides Update on Release of Classified Epstein and JFK Files

‘The bottom line is the records are getting out,’ the president said in a new interview. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that his administration is still on track to release files related to notorious child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A question was asked of

Anti-Schumerism in America: Senate Minority Leader Freezes Book Tour as Activists Call for His Resignation

Chuck Schumer’s vote with Republicans to prevent a government shutdown is ‘unacceptable,’ Nancy Pelosi says Chuck Schumer (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) has postponed all promotional events this week for his upcoming book, Antisemitism in America: A Warning, as Democrats protest his decision to vote with Republicans to prevent a

What to Know About the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 Law Invoked by Trump

The president invoked the law to deport 250 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a move challenged by the ACLU and others in court. President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law providing for deportations of noncitizens during times of war or invasion. The proclamation targets

US Confirms Doctor at Brown University Deported to Lebanon Despite Judge’s Order

Dr. Rasha Alawieh was deported to Lebanon. U.S. officials have confirmed that a doctor who was working at Brown University was deported despite a federal judge ordering that she not be removed from the country. U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin on March 14 ordered the government not to move Dr. Rasha Alawieh from Massachusetts

Iranian Officials Threaten US After Airstrikes Target Houthis in Yemen

At least two Iranian officials, including a general, made the threats in the wake of strikes in the Middle Eastern country over the weekend. Iranian officials threatened the United States that the regime would respond after Washington launched airstrikes targeting the Houthis in Yemen over the past weekend. “I warn all enemies that any threat

Trump Says Biden’s Pardons Are Void Because They Were Done With Autopen

The president indicated he expects the stance to be challenged in court. President Donald Trump said on March 17 that pardons issued by his predecessor are no longer in effect due to evidence suggesting they were signed with an autopen. The pardons “are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because