Trump to sign executive order eliminating Syria sanctions

Washington — President Trump will sign an executive order Monday afternoon to “terminate the United States’ sanctions program on Syria,” in an effort to support the country’s path to stability and peace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Monday’s press briefing.  The anticipated executive order comes after Mr. Trump announced in May during

Trump to attend opening of “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida, DeSantis says

Trump plans to visit “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site Tuesday as it opens, DeSantis says Trump plans to visit “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site Tuesday as it opens, DeSantis says 00:18 Washington — President Trump on Tuesday plans to visit a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida Gov.

Trump administration says Harvard violated federal civil rights law

Washington — The Trump administration informed Harvard University on Monday that it found the elite school violated federal civil rights law through its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students on campus and warned that a failure by the university to enact certain changes “immediately” would put at risk its federal financial resources.  Top Trump administration officials

Supreme Court takes up challenge to federal limits on coordinated spending

Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties in support of their candidates violate the First Amendment. The court’s review of an appeals court ruling that upheld the coordinated spending limits set up a high-stakes campaign finance dispute that will be heard in