Hegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the US
America’s Pentagon chief will not be in attendance when more than 50 other defense leaders meet this week to coordinate military aid to Ukraine.
Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here’s what we know
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses…
Tennessee court upholds law from Republican legislators to cut blue Nashville’s council in half
A Tennessee appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature to punish the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville.
Musk calls Trump’s big tax break bill a ‘disgusting abomination,’ testing his influence over the GOP
Elon Musk has blasted President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination."
Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash
Longtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board.
Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson to join 3 other Democrats in run for governor
Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson, a metro Atlanta Democrat, is running for governor. He will join three other Democrats in a race without a clear frontrunner after two high-profile candidates…
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE
The White House has officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending.
Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro
The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which Navarro was accused of using an unofficial email account for…
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried
Texas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties. Republican Gov.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban
Louisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.