Previously secret memo gave legal basis for U.S. mission to nab Maduro
The Justice Department concluded in a legal opinion last month that neither U.S. nor international law constrained President Donald Trump’s...
TV’s most satisfying escape right now is watching ‘competency porn’
Within minutes of starting his emergency room shift at 7 a.m. on July 4, chief attending physician Michael “Dr. Robby”...
Smithsonian submits files to White House after funding threat
The Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday submitted documents to the Trump administration including digital photographs of labels, placards and other texts...
Pushing back on Trump, Maryland embraces a ‘protect our people’ agenda
The Maryland General Assembly convenes Wednesday to kick off its 90-day legislative session, where lawmakers will grapple with significant fallout...
New York governor will push for state lawsuits against ICE agents
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday endorsed legislation that would allow New York residents to sue Immigration and...
An ancient Greek philosopher falls victim to campus culture wars
Anti-woke crusaders on college campuses have lost the plot when they cut Plato, architect of the Socratic method, from lesson...
Supreme Court appears skeptical of challenges to bans on trans athletes
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical of arguments Tuesday that state bans on transgender athletes playing on women’s sports...
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
President Donald Trump made an obscene gesture with his middle finger and mouthed an expletive to a person who shouted...
Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe
Multiple senior prosecutors in Washington and Minnesota are leaving their jobs amid turmoil over the Trump administration’s handling of the...
Trump officials eye park near National Mall for Garden of Heroes
President Donald Trump’s administration is eyeing West Potomac Park in Washington as a potential site for his planned National Garden...
New RFK Jr. pick for vaccine panel: ‘I was not anti-vaccine. I am now.’
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday expanded a key federal vaccine advisory panel to include more critics of...
Once-revered trans activist Ruby Corado gets prison time in fraud case
A once-revered transgender activist whose D.C. nonprofit housed and aided homeless LGBTQ+ immigrants and youths was sentenced Tuesday to serve...
Trump hints at Iran decision as advisers meet to prepare strike options
President Donald Trump signaled he would assist anti-government protesters in Iran as the White House convened top officials on Tuesday...
St. Louis officials’ search for runaway monkeys enters new phase
Nearly a week after the first reports of monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, and a fruitless search, officials...
Virginia GOP’s last-ditch attempt to punish ‘dreamer’ students is cruel
Republican leaders in Virginia, who will hand over the reins of state power to Democrats on Saturday after losing November’s...
