The press secretary’s comments came in response to Washington Free Beacon report President Donald Trump hopes for peace in the Middle East but isn’t “afraid to use strength” again if necessary, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. “We look forward to sustaining a long and durable peace in the region and the president
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the University of California system to determine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of federal anti-discrimination laws. In a June 26 announcement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is probing whether the university’s “UC 2030 Capacity Plan” and related campus-level programs
The House Oversight Committee on June 26 subpoenaed Anthony Bernal, a former assistant to former First Lady Jill Biden, after he failed to appear before the committee to testify about who was in charge of the White House during former President Joe Biden’s final two years in office. This comes a day after Bernal refused
Washington — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the Trump administration doesn’t have any meetings scheduled with Iran, one day after President Trump said that the U.S. and Iran would talk and meet “next week.” “We don’t have anything scheduled as of now,” Leavitt told reporters during Thursday’s press briefing, adding that
New York City Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his reelection campaign on Thursday with a rally on the steps of New York City Hall. He faces New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the race to become the next New York City mayor. At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the U.S. airstrikes on
‘No state can be allowed to treat Americans like second-class citizens in their own country,’ Pam Bondi says Pam Bondi (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Minnesota law that allows illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state college tuition and state financial aid, arguing that the policy violates federal
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled additional provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the legislation the GOP is looking to pass to enact President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda—as out of order. This is in accordance with the “Byrd Rule”—named for former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.)—which allows reconciliation bills to only include measures related to