Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team during an enforcement action in New York City, on Jan. 28, 2025. ICE via Getty Images A coalition of 11 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Sept. 29, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully slashing more than $233 million in
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer debate government funding on Senate floor on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Senate TV Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got into a rare direct back-and-forth on the Senate floor ahead of the shutdown deadline. “Democrats have a choice to make. They can
Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Harvard University would agree to open trade schools to provide instruction on artificial intelligence, engines, and other vocational programs as part of a proposed $500 million
President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 30, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed young cancer survivors and their family members into the Oval Office on Sept. 30 while he signed an executive order directing the federal government to use artificial intelligence
Law enforcement agents inspect the roof of a building near the scene of a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. Julio Cortez/AP Photo WASHINGTON—By early summer this year, a trend became clear across America. Some opponents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other
Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation in order to strike fear into international students and curb lawful speech. In a 161-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Young delivered a blistering
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer debate government funding on Senate floor on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Senate TV Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got into a rare direct back-and-forth on the Senate floor ahead of the shutdown deadline. “Democrats have a choice to make. They can