Bipartisan senators’ bill would require Congress to approve new tariffs
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Trade Review Act of 2025 after President Donald Trump's new tariff strategy.
Judge in Boston weighs case of detained Tufts Ph.D. student
A federal judge in Boston considered Thursday a case involving a Tufts University Ph.D. student taken into custody in Massachusetts and moved by Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to Louisiana last week. The government claimed in a filing Tuesday that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, had already been removed from Massachusetts
House Democrats to head to U.S.-Mexico border in California to scrutinize Trump security policies
A group of House Democrats will visit the southern border in California on Friday to "conduct oversight of Trump admin border policies firsthand."
States to Certify Anti-Discrimination Commitment or Lose Federal Education Funding
States have 10 days to return signed forms acknowledging compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Supreme Court decision. State education agencies must now certify that schools under their jurisdiction are not discriminating against students or employees based on race or national origin to remain eligible for future federal funding, officials said
Ban on taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners sparks Dem walkout in Georgia House vote
All but two Democrats in the Georgia State House exited the chamber to avoid voting on a bill to ban taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.
‘Mind-boggling’: Space Force chief fires off dire warning about Chinese capability to knock out US satellites
China is "heavily investing" in both ground-based and space-based weapons that could knock out U.S. satellites, according to Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman.
Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Hegseth’s use of Signal
The Pentagon inspector general’s office said in a memo Thursday it will evaluate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month. “The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and