President Trump is pressuring California officials to prevent a transgender student from competing in the girls’ state track and field finals there, threatening to withhold funding if they don’t comply. Without naming the student, Mr. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday, advising that federal funding “will be held back, maybe permanently,” if state and
King Charles III spoke of a “critical moment” for Canada Tuesday as he addressed the Canadian Parliament in a rare gesture that comes as Canada grapples with tariffs and annexation threats by President Trump. “The True North is indeed strong and free,” Charles said, nodding to the Canadian national anthem. The British monarch, who formally
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he would remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s recommendation for children and healthy pregnant women to get vaccinated for COVID-19. “I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that, as of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge from Native Americans seeking to block a copper mining project on government-owned land in Arizona that will destroy a sacred site used to perform religious ceremonies. The court rejected an appeal from the nonprofit organization Apache Stronghold, which challenged the transfer of the site
Washington — NPR on Tuesday sued President Trump and administration officials over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut federal funding to the news organization and PBS. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the suit was brought by NPR and three Colorado-based public radio stations. It argues that
King Charles II will address Canada’s Parliament on Tuesday, a rare gesture that comes as Canada grapples with tariffs and annexation threats by President Trump. The British monarch, who formally serves as Canada’s head of state, arrived in the capital of Ottawa on Monday, part of a two-day visit that’s widely viewed as a form
President Trump said Monday he is pardoning Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted of making several businessmen sworn law enforcement officers in exchange for cash bribes. Former Culpeper County Sheriff Jenkins, 53, was found guilty on fraud and bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison in March. But on Monday, Mr.