DeSantis targets ‘jihad’ with hardline Florida terror crackdown
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a Florida bill allowing the state to declare terrorist organizations and impose penalties on universities that support them, saying the law protects Floridians.
Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat
Trump escalates rhetoric against Iran, warning of massive infrastructure strikes as a Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
White House Says US Already in Cuba Talks, as Democratic Lawmakers Return Urging Negotiations
Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) (C-L) and Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) (C-R) pose for photojournalists at the Malecon in Havana on April 4, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo The White House says the United States is already in talks with Cuba, as two Democratic lawmakers returned from a five-day congressional delegation to the island on April 5, calling
Iran Calls for Its People to Form Human Chains Surrounding Power Plants
Iranian officials are urging their people to form human chains around power plants as they face a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. As the deadline is ticking closer, Trump threatened intense strikes that he said could destroy a civilization. Find out what the administration has said, and how Iran is responding. Act… Original
Tennessee Senate passes bill criminalizing migrants who defy deportation orders
Tennessee Republicans pass a bill criminalizing remaining in the state after a final deportation order, with violators facing jail and up to $2,500 fines.
Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., plans to put a down payment on voter ID legislation through a party-line reconciliation bill in the fall, bypassing the filibuster with only Republican votes.
CMS Boosts 2027 Medicare Advantage Payments
A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building in Woodlawn, Md., on March 19, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48 percent in 2027, far more than it initially proposed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on April