Trump announces prisoner swap in 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

Washington — President Trump on Friday announced Russia and Ukraine will swap 1,000 prisoners as a part of a three-day ceasefire for the observation of Victory Day in Russia this weekend.  Russia and Ukraine previously announced separate ceasefires on different days, so the timeline isn’t entirely clear. Mr. Trump said the temporary ceasefire will suspend

Democratic Plastic Surgeon Running for Congress Refuses To Denounce ‘Blind Sheikh’ Terror Plotter, His Ex-Mentor: Hamawy Calls Sheikh ‘Leader of the Community’

Adam Hamawy told reporters the sheikh only discussed ‘innocuous things,’ blatantly contradicting what he said under oath at the sheikh’s 1995 terror trial L: Adam Hamawy (hamawyfornj.com) R: Omar Abdel-Rahman (Wikipedia) A Democrat now making a strong run for a New Jersey congressional seat pointedly refused to condemn his late mentor—the notorious, terror-plotting “Blind Sheikh”—and

Federal Judge Rules DOGE Humanities Grants Terminations Unlawful

Elon Musk on the South Lawn of the White House on March 9, 2025. Samuel Corum/Getty Images A federal judge ruled on May 7 that the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) termination of hundreds of humanities grants last year was unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination. In April 2025, the Trump administration axed more than 1,400

U.S. launches major expansion of denaturalization campaign

The Trump administration on Friday announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The Justice Department unveiled denaturalization cases in federal courts across the country against roughly a dozen U.S. citizens born overseas. Officials said they had committed serious crimes or immigration fraud, or had