A federal judge in Florida has thrown out President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, citing its excessive length, but giving his attorneys a chance to file a shorter, amended version of the complaint within a month. In the ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday said the original 85-page complaint was “decidedly
Washington — A Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 stumbled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday, leaving lawmakers without a clear path forward to avoid a funding lapse at the end of the month as they leave Washington for at least a week. The short-term funding bill passed
Washington — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce for now its policy ending the use of the “X” marker on passports and requiring the documents to reflect the passport-holder’s “biological sex at birth,” changes that affect transgender and nonbinary Americans. The high court’s emergency appeal seeks to lift
Washington — President Trump said he “made progress” on the approval of a deal to resolve ownership of TikTok during a “very productive” conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday morning. During the call, which was set up to finalize an agreement over the popular social media platform, Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he agreed
After the tabled hep B vote, some liaison members from top medical organizations shared their agreement for holding off on making changes to the current recommendations. Some also urged more transparency in how decisions will be made on future potential recommendation changes. “I would urge the committee to use the methodical scientific method to weigh
Washington — The House on Friday passed a Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21, teeing up a fight in the Senate over the GOP plan to avoid a shutdown. The short-term funding bill passed the House in a 217 to 212 vote, with one Democrat voting in favor and two Republicans
Washington — President Trump announced on social media Wednesday that he’s designating antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” But what that action would mean for the movement remains unclear, given that antifa has no official leadership or organization structure, and the president lacks authority to designate domestic terrorist organizations, experts say. The president’s announcement comes