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Trump’s fight over rarely used 18th-century deportation law lives on in latest court clash

The 5th Circuit dismissed a challenge to Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act against alleged Tren de Aragua members after all plaintiffs were deported.

Appeals court sides with Trump in fight over subpoena of gender-affirming care provider

A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump's goal of ending gender-affirming care is not improper and cannot be the basis for quashing a subpoena

Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says

The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it's been in 75 years

Trump leaves stage mid-speech to embrace parents of 12-year-old killed by stray bullet in the Bronx

President Donald Trump left the stage mid-speech at the Nassau County Police Academy to embrace the parents of Jacob Freytes, a 12-year-old killed by a stray bullet.

El-Sayed’s half-sister offered Oct. 7 ‘blessing’ one year after Hamas attack: ‘Allahu Akbar’

Eman Abdelhadi delivered an "October 7th blessing" without mentioning those killed by Hamas, as brother Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in Michigan.

Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport receives new surface movement radar to help controllers track aircraft on runways in low visibility.

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic footwashing station plan as Texas Gov. Abbott takes aim

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed a review of state grants to DFW Airport and George Bush Intercontinental over planned Islamic wudu ablution stations.

Democrats' early 2028 primary calendar set to prioritize Black and Latino voters, organized labor

Democrats' process for picking a 2028 presidential nominee will likely kick off in states where candidates will need to appeal to key supporters such as Black and Latino voters and union members

Legal expert calls for Smithsonian leadership overhaul over ‘self-loathing’ portrayal of history: ‘It’s bile’

Heritage Foundation's Cully Stimson calls for Anthea Hartig's firing at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History over DEI concerns.

Veteran pediatrician hails Medicaid shift ending youth sex-change treatments: 'This is not denial of care'

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter said the policy shift comes amid what he described as a collapsing medical framework behind the youth transgender movement.

Trump scores major immigration victory as judge clears way to end TPS protections for thousands of Somalis

Trump scored a major legal victory as a federal judge in Boston lifted a stay blocking the termination of Somalia's TPS designation.

Gun rights gets 'greatest restoration' in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails

Rep. Andrew Clyde calls the ruling removing the $200 tax on silencers and short-barreled rifles the greatest Second Amendment restoration in a century.

Socialist in Trump country gives Karl Marx vision thumbs-up before ducking key tax question

Oliver Larkin defended taxing billionaires "out of existence" but repeatedly refused to give Sean Hannity a specific tax rate during their heated exchange.

DSA brand on trial as El-Sayed struggles where Dems can least afford it

Abdul El-Sayed struggles to unify Democrats after the divisive Michigan Democratic Senate primary, giving Mike Rogers a 51%-47% polling edge.

Top Dem operative brushes off latest scandal plaguing Maine Senate candidate as 'salacious gossip'

Donna Brazile declined to comment on the report that Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson fathered children with his second cousin, calling it gossip.