Illinois Restricts Government Contracts to DEI Supporters, Propping Up Divisive Industry

Pritzker-backed law requires contract bidders to ‘prioritize their diversity initiatives if they hope to be competitive’ J.B. Pritzker (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A little-known law in Illinois requires private companies to finance the DEI industry if they wish to do business with the state—giving a lifeline to an unpopular industry that currently finds itself on the

White House Says Deportation Flights Didn’t Defy Judge’s Order

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the court’s order lacked legal basis and was issued after the flights left U.S. territory. The White House said on Sunday that deportation flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang—a U.S.-designated terrorist organization—did not conflict with a judge’s order that

U.S., Israel interested in three countries resettlement of Gazans, sources say

The Trump administration and Israel approached the governments of Sudan and Somalia, and have also been interested in Syria, as potential places to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, according to three sources familiar with the effort. The idea of Palestinian resettlement in another country is one of several options the Trump team is chewing over as

US Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen Killed Multiple Leaders: Waltz

The Houthis say the strikes led to 31 deaths; the United States has not yet released death toll estimates.  National Security Adviser Micahel Waltz said on March 16 that the Trump administration’s strikes on Houthis in Yemen resulted in significant blows to its leadership. In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Waltz confirmed the strikes

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 16, 2025

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of