Florida Lawmakers Approve Renaming Palm Beach Airport After Trump

President Donald Trump’s personal plane sits at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 1, 2026. Nathan Howard/Reuters Florida lawmakers on Thursday completed the approval of a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport in honor of President Donald Trump. The measure, now awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature, comes at the same

Inside Al Jazeera’s Style Guide, Which Forbids Reporters From Calling ISIS a ‘Terrorist’ Organization

Al Jazeera prohibits its staff from referring to al Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram as “terrorist,” “Islamist,” or “extremist” groups, instead requiring reporters to use “neutral terms” like “fighters” and “armed groups,” according to a copy of the outlet’s style guide obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The guide was labeled “2023-2024 Edition” but appears

Blue State Leaders, Academics Push Back on Trump’s Request for Proof of Fair Student Admissions

A person protests outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Several state and university leaders are poised to resist President Donald Trump’s order requiring proof that they don’t discriminate in student admissions, according to public comments submitted before the new regulations take effect next month. Under the

MAHA Proponents React to Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate

A customer shops for Roundup products at a store in San Rafael, Calif., on July, 9, 2018. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Invoking the Defense Production Act, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18, propelling the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides. The decision sparked widespread backlash among Make America

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes off Alaskan coast

U.S. fighter jets were scrambled Thursday to intercept multiple Russian bombers, fighter jets and a spy plane that were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, U.S. authorities said. Two Russian Tu-95s bombers, two Su-35s fighter planes and an A-50 spy plane were detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace

Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map

The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Helber/AP Photo A county judge in Virginia issued an emergency restraining order on Feb. 19, temporarily blocking a referendum backed by Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley granted a Feb.

Slavery exhibits reinstalled at the President’s House in Philadelphia

A series of exhibits and educational materials on the history of slavery that were removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia were reinstalled Thursday, nearly one month after the Trump administration ordered they be taken down. The National Park Service confirmed the pieces of signage restored on Feb. 19 are the same plaques that