A federal judge on Monday restarted the Revolution Wind offshore energy project, handing the Trump administration another setback in its efforts to halt the wind farm under construction in waters off Rhode Island.
Several Senate Republicans are seeking to rein in President Trump's plans for Venezuela amid concerns the president may deploy thousands of U.S. troops to South America.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mara Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro was seized in Caracas by US forces. But Trump declined to endorse Machado, whose movement claimed victory in 2024's widely contested elections, as its new leader. Read more
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned on Monday that the Department of Justice's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell better be "real" and "serious" to avoid undermining the independence of the central bank and rattling the world's financial markets.
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Monday, saying the U.S. would be "screwed" if the Supreme Court overturns his authority to impose tariffs.
As the Hubble Space Telescope faces the end of its mission, experts predict that it could reenter Earth's atmosphere earlier than predicted.
More independents lean Democratic than Republican, giving Democrats edge in party affiliation for first time since 2021. A record-high 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025, surpassing the 43% measured in 2014, 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, equal shares of U.S. adults " 27% each " identified as either Democrats or Republicans.
A reading from Plato's "Symposium" has been removed from the syllabus of a philosophy course in order to comply with revisions to Section 8.1 of Texas A&M's Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure policy, fostering national attention and online controversy.
President Donald Trump said Sunday he may veto a bill to extend Obamacare subsidies if Congress sent one to his desk. Trump's remark to reporters on Air Force One comes after nine swing-district House Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday in advancing legislation to revive expired Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Read more
A federal judge ruled on Monday that the Trump administration's cancellation of approximately $8 billion in energy grants violated the Constitution by targeting recipients primarily based in Democratic-leaning states.
Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: "Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?" Elections Alberta says the proponent " the Alberta Prosperity Project and its chief executive officer, Mitch Sylvestre " have until early January to appoint a financial officer for its petition campaign, after which signature collection can begin. Read more
An Iranian is due to be executed tomorrow, just four days after he was seized for taking part in anti-government protests. His execution will be the first of a protester since the uprising began at the end of last year. Read more
The fundraiser collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good has been busted spewing antisemitism. A description for the GiveSendGo account, titled "Stand With Our Brave ICE Hero," called Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey an "anti-American traitor" and pointed out that he is Jewish"a head-scratching aside that was called out by CNN host Jake Tapper, among many others. The Atlantic journalist James Surowiecki called out the antisemitism. "This preferred method to donate' to the ICE agent who shot Renee Good calls Jacob Frey an anti-American traitor' and, even more offensively, makes a point of saying he's Jewish," he wrote on X. "Seems like a bad sign when the people raising money for you are Nazis."
China has quietly begun a strategic expansion into U.S. territory, starting with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), including Saipan. This video explains how the quiet moves could have major geopolitical consequences without firing a single shot.
Today, the New York Times reported that the Environmental Protection Agency would cease to calculate the negative health impacts of air pollution in its future rulemaking process...
The Trump administration is taking a $150 million equity stake to build the US's only big producer of gallium, a critical mineral used in satellite systems and military radar.
