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Supreme Court will consider taking up Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict on Feb. 20

ZACH SCHONFELD

The Supreme Court scheduled President Trump’s petition seeking a review of the jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll for the justices’ Feb. 20 meeting, according to a new docket update. At the closed-door conference, the justices will consider taking up Trump’s bid to throw out the verdict alongside dozens of other petitions that have recently...

Conservative icon rips teachers' unions as schools turn into 'propaganda agencies'

Economist Thomas Sowell criticizes public schools as insulated from accountability, citing teachers' unions and taxpayer funding as barriers to improvement in new podcast interview.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to federal pay dates to watch if there’s a partial government shutdown

Government shutdown looms Saturday as Congress faces weekend deadline. Federal workers' pay schedules offer important clues about potential duration.

Turning Point USA backs Trump Accounts program with 'dollar-for-dollar match' for eligible employee newborns

Turning Point USA and another nonprofit founded by Charlie Kirk will match the federal government’s $1,000 Trump Accounts contribution, honoring Kirk.

5 takeaways from Rubio's Senate hearing on Venezuela

LAURA KELLY

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged patience on U.S. efforts to rehabilitate Venezuela’s oil industry and eventually return the country to democratic governance. The secretary’s remarks came during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio’s first appearance before lawmakers since the Trump administration’s audacious operation capturing Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro earlier...

Molly Ringwald: 'ICE is brutalizing people'

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Actor Molly Ringwald condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for “brutalizing people” after the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. “There's something horrible, horrible going on in our country right now. And we have one of the greatest countries — had one of the greatest countries in the world, and I've always been so proud...

Mother planning a wedding, pilot killed in Maine plane crash

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Families and organizations have begun to identify the six victims killed in a Sunday plane crash in Maine. Passengers were on board a Bombardier Challenger 600 that erupted in flames after an engine fire. Lakewood Church employee Shawna Collins died on the aircraft, a church employee told The Associated Press. She served at the mega...

Fox News Poll: Donald Trump starts 2026 with 44% approval

New Fox News poll reveals 54% of voters say America is worse off than a year ago, with most blaming Trump's economic policies for directly hurting them.

Fox News Poll: 59% of voters say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July

New Fox News poll finds 59% view ICE as "too aggressive," up 10 points since July. Even Trump voters are increasingly critical of their enforcement tactics.

Ilhan Omar blames Trump’s rhetoric for surge in death threats, including spray attack: 'So obsessed with me'

Rep. Ilhan Omar blames President Trump for a chemical spray attack, says president is "obsessed" with her as death threats surge following his return to office.

Slovakia's PM rails against Politico report he was 'shocked' by Trump's psychological state

SARAH FORTINSKY

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico fiercely denied a Politico report that said he was “shocked” by President Trump’s state of mind during his visit to Mar-a-Lago in Florida this month. Politico, citing five unnamed European diplomats, reported that Fico told European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels last week that his meeting with the...

Ilhan Omar demands impeachment of Noem amid DHS funding battle: 'We must abolish ICE'

Outside Minneapolis’ Karmel Mall, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called federal deportation efforts an "occupation," demanded charges against agents tied to two deaths.

Trump taps Colin McDonald for newly-created role of assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement

President Donald Trump nominated Colin McDonald as assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement in a newly created DOJ division.

NJ councilwoman condemns 'ignorance' of comparing ICE agents to Nazis during heated meeting

New Jersey councilwoman slammed comparisons between ICE agents and Nazis as "ignorance" during heated township meeting on immigration enforcement policies.

Joaquin Castro shares Texas detention visit with 5-year-old boy, father captured in Minnesota

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) visited a 5-year-old and his father at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, where they are both being held following their arrests in Minnesota. “I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him,” Castro wrote...