West Point, N.Y. – President Trump is addressing the 2025 graduating class at West Point on Saturday in his first military commencement address of his second term. The last time the president gave a speech at the U.S. Military Academy came amid nationwide reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. In that
Approximately one-third of the world’s richest soil is threatened by chemical pollution and landmine contamination that could permanently scar the region. Bombs, landmines, and other explosive devices in Ukraine are killing some of the world’s most valuable soil, creating hazards, and releasing high levels of dangerous and pervasive pollution that experts warn could leave the
President Trump said this week he may take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, winding down 17 years of federal control over two central parts of the U.S. housing market — a move that was cheered on by Trump ally and noted Wall Street investor Bill Ackman. Ending the conservatorship of Fannie and Freddie —
Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, and their city officials, are named in the lawsuit. The Trump administration on Thursday launched legal action against four Democrat-led cities in New Jersey over their so-called sanctuary policies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the lawsuit in the New Jersey district court against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and
Four partners at Paul Weiss — including the high-profile Democratic attorney Karen Dunn — are departing the law firm, a spokesperson told CBS News, after Paul Weiss drew attention for striking a deal with President Trump to avoid targeting by the federal government. In addition to Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips and Jeannie Rhee are
The vice president said the United States is returning to a strategy grounded in realism and protecting core national interests. Vice President JD Vance told Naval Academy graduates on Friday that the Trump administration has “reversed course” in foreign policy after previous leaders “traded hard power for soft power.” Vance made the comments during his
Detroit — When the National Guard has to be called out for an ice storm, as was the case in Northern Michigan at the end of March, the situation is dire. At the time, meteorologists couldn’t forecast just how much of the region would be encased in ice. “While it [the forecast] showed devastating ice,