What’s behind Trump’s claim about 300,000 “lost” migrant kids?

President-elect Donald Trump claimed in his Person of the Year interview with Time magazine this week that President Biden’s administration lost track of more than 300,000 migrant children who crossed the border unaccompanied, saying many of them are in danger or dead. But experts say he’s distorting the facts. “We have 325,000 children here during

Meta Donates $1 Million for Trump’s Inauguration

The president-elect’s once rocky relationship with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have turned a corner. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. The company confirmed the donation to The Associated Press on Dec. 12, two weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with

In Parting Blow to Energy Industry, Biden-Harris Admin Backs Lawsuits that Aim to Hold Oil and Gas Producers Liable for Global Warming

The Department of Justice quietly weighed in on litigation pending before the Supreme Court this week, siding with liberal cities and states that are seeking to force the nation’s largest oil companies to pay billions of dollars in damages for global warming. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar filed briefs this week in two related cases: one

Meet the Judge Who Ordered the Release of a Chinese National Arrested for Taking Drone Shots of a Military Base

A federal magistrate judge moved to release a Chinese national accused of taking covert drone shots of a military base in central California on cashless bail. That same judge once held former Trump administration education secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court, fined her $100,000, and threatened to send her to jail. Sallie Kim, a

Watchdog Alleges Hatch Act Violation Over ‘Kamala Wins’ X Account

The Hatch Act, which became law in 1939, prohibits federal workers from conducting partisan political activities on official time. WASHINGTON—A watchdog complaint alleges that a Biden administration official violated federal ethics law by actively maintaining a “Kamala Wins” X account supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign earlier this year. Ethan Wolf was named in

Watchdog Alleges Hatch Act Violations by Biden Appointee Behind ‘Kamala Wins’ X Account

The Hatch Act, which became law in 1939, prohibits federal workers from conducting partisan political activities on official time. WASHINGTON—A watchdog complaint alleges that a Biden administration official violated federal ethics law by actively maintaining a “Kamala Wins” X account supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign earlier this year. Ethan Wolf was named in