Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid from President Trump’s administration to allow the president to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, leaving intact a lower court order that reinstated her to the post. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit divided 2-1 in declining
Toward the end of his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk last Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox warned about the ills of America’s increasingly vitriolic online culture. “Social media is a cancer on our society right now,” he said, imploring citizens to “log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member and go
A federal judge on Saturday accused the Trump administration of trying to do an “end-run” around legal obligations that the U.S. has to protect people fleeing persecution and torture following the deportation of a group of African migrants to Ghana, some of whom are now slated to be returned to their home countries. U.S. District
Washington — U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed to the outlines of a deal to resolve the dispute over ownership of TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, adding that President Trump is set to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. “We have a framework for a TikTok deal,” Bessent said after
Washington — Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor in New York who handled criminal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, is suing the Trump administration over her firing in July, saying that her ouster was unlawful and unconstitutional. “Ms. Comey’s termination — without cause, without advance notice, and without any opportunity
Washington — Vice President JD Vance is hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show” Monday after Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Vance announced Sunday in a post on X that he had the “honor of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show” to “pay tribute to my friend.” Speaking from his office in
Atlanta — A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the United States – and unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is privately funded, putting it beyond the immediate reach of Trump administration efforts to control what Americans learn about their history. The months-long renovation,