White House Says Deportation Policy Remains the Same in Response to Report of Messaging Shift

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House has responded to reporting on its immigration messaging, stating that nothing substantial has changed in its immigration enforcement agenda. Axios reported on March 10 that White House Deputy Chief of Staff James

Union Theological Seminary Pushes Event Featuring ‘Activist-Scholar’ Off Campus In Wake of Free Beacon Report

‘Authorization for this event was initially obtained through the withholding of key information,’ a UTS spokeswoman said L: Mohamed Abdou (mei.columbia.edu) R: Union Theological Seminary banner (utsnyc.edu) Union Theological Seminary, a Columbia University affiliate, said an event featuring Mohamed Abdou—a self-described “activist-scholar” who was banned from teaching at Columbia—could not proceed on its premises in

White House mulls defunding civil rights election observer program

The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners

Democrats Head Into Elections Pushing $1.5 Trillion Tax Increase

‘No. 1 priority,’ says teachers’ union leader Senator Chris Van Hollen, AFT president Randi Weingarten, and AFT member Katherine Hayes at a March 12, 2026, press conference. (Screenshot) March 12, 2026 image/svg+xml The Democratic Party is heading into the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential elections pushing legislation that would increase federal income tax rates

NJ Gov. Sherrill’s First Budget Reflects Democrats’ National Affordability Push

Mikie Sherrill in East Brunswick, NJ. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill this week presented her first state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that proposes record property-tax relief, a reduction in the structural deficit, and no new taxes on individual residents. “Government hasn’t been working the way it can, the way

‘Terrorist Gunman’ in Michigan Synagogue Attack Dead After Shootout With Armed Security

An unidentified suspect drove his vehicle into the building and opened fire, authorities confirmed Law enforcement respond to West Bloomfield shooting (Emily Elconin/Getty Images) The suspect in a Tuesday afternoon attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Mich., is dead after engaging in gunfire with armed security, authorities said. “We can’t say what killed him

FBI closes 2020 election fraud inquiry demanded by NV’s top federal prosecutor

The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election, sources with direct knowledge of the probe told CBS News. The FBI ended the inquiry in late January, after Sigal Chattah, the first assistant U.S. attorney