Blumenthal seeks details on White House ballroom from architect, dinner attendees

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is pushing for more information on a White House ballroom project championed by President Trump, sending a series of letters Monday to the project’s architect and some attendees of a fundraising dinner. The White House disclosed a partial list of those who attended the October 15 dinner, which was

RFK Jr. says he’ll work with agencies to wind down animal testing

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. said this weekend that he is working across the government to end all federally funded animal testing.  “All the major agency heads are committed to ending animal experimentation,” he said in an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News, referring to research being conducted by the U.S.

Watch Live: Trump announces new “Golden Fleet” of Navy battleships from Mar-a-Lago

President Trump on Monday announced plans to build a new fleet of Navy battleships, anchoring what he called the Pentagon’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said he approved plans to begin constructing “two brand-new, very large, largest we’ve ever built, battleships.” He later said he expects to build a total of 10 ships in short order,

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free until at least next week

Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March — will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year, after a Maryland judge on Monday extended her order barring the government from detaining and deporting him again. Abrego Garcia was released from federal immigration custody earlier