President Donald Trump on Friday touted a “blockbuster agreement” between U.S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel that he said would keep the iconic U.S. steelmaker in Pittsburgh — though he previously opposed such a merger and offered few details on the specifics of the deal. Trump discussed the “partnership” between the two companies during […]
PBS sues Trump administration over executive order targeting public broadcasting
PBS has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration challenging his executive order targeting public broadcasting. PBS’s lawsuit, filed in United States District Court in Washington, accuses the administration of unlawfully interfering in the operations of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and committing multiple violations of the First Amendment – viewpoint discrimination, illegal retaliation […]
Senate Republicans plan hearing on Biden’s perceived cognitive decline
Senate Republicans have announced plans to launch their own probe into former President Joe Biden over his cognitive abilities while in office, claiming they want to investigate who was running the country during what they call Biden’s decline. Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and John Cornyn will co-chair a first-of-its-kind Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next month […]
Biden says ‘I feel good’ and ‘optimistic’ in 1st public comments about cancer treatment
Former President Joe Biden, after delivering his first public remarks since his office announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, told reporters on Friday that he was feeling “optimistic” about his prognosis. “Well, the prognosis is good. You know, we’re working on everything. It’s moving along. So, I feel good,” Biden said. Former President […]
White House slams judges who ruled against Trump on tariffs
The White House on Thursday lashed out at federal judges who have blocked President Donald Trump from being able to impose global tariffs — a key part of his second-term agenda. Trump, who has a long history of going after judges whose rulings he disagrees with, as of Thursday afternoon had yet to weigh in […]
On the anniversary of his hush money conviction, Trump continues to fight criminal case
One year ago today, a jury of 12 New Yorkers convicted Donald Trump for falsifying business records as part of an alleged hush money scheme to influence the 2016 election. The conviction left an indelible mark on Trump — making him the first president or former president to be found guilty of a crime — […]
Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. — Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during which he never misspelled a word in a conventional spelling round, only to lose a […]
Intelligence agency IT specialist charged with attempting to provide classified information to foreign government
An IT specialist employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide classified information to a friendly foreign government, the Justice Department announced. The FBI said it began an investigation into 28-year-old Nathan Laatsch in March after receiving a tip he offered to provide classified information to a foreign […]
RFK Jr.’s MAHA report contained non-existent studies
Certain studies within the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report do not exist as cited, ABC News has confirmed. Dr. Katherine Keyes, a researcher cited in the report as a first author of a paper on rates of depression and anxiety among teens during the pandemic, confirmed to ABC News that she did not […]
Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not finalized, being reviewed by prospective legal teams: Sources
Despite previous claims from the Department of Defense that the United States has officially accepted the luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar, the United States and Qatar have not yet finalized the details of the agreement, which are still being reviewed by the prospective legal teams, according to a White House official and sources […]