Politics

A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that's not necessarily a bad thing.On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican wrote that he was working with "the wonderful people at the National Park Service" to make "tremendous enhancements to the White […]

Over 40 people with suspected ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by law enforcement in Hays County, Texas, on Tuesday morning, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced."In recent days, [FBI San Antonio] developed intelligence regarding a possible gathering of suspected members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) in Hays Co. Early Tuesday morning, a search warrant was executed by [Texas Department […]

A Democratic state senator who grabbed national attention the past couple of years is launching a bid for the U.S. Senate in what will likely be a high-profile, expensive and bruising showdown for an open seat her party controls in battleground Michigan.Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow highlighted that she's an outsider and called for a new generation of leaders in Washington as she announced her Senate candidacy in the 2026 […]

A Vermont lawmaker stood firm behind comments made during a recent Ways & Means hearing about the government’s role in the economy that drew the attention of state Republicans."Right now, our system is rigged against working people, our poorest neighbors, and the most vulnerable members of our communities," said state Rep. Teddy Waszazak, D-Barre. Fox News Digital asked him about comments made during a discussion on property tax brackets and […]

An accused MS-13 leader will remain in federal custody after a judge found probable cause to support the government’s case against him.U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter of the Eastern District of Virginia made the ruling Tuesday during a detention hearing for Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old Salvadoran national arrested last week in suburban Virginia.The FBI announced Santos’s arrest on March 27 in Woodbridge, just south of Washington, D.C. He […]

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis poked fun at President Donald Trump with an April Fools' Day post seemingly aimed at the commander-in-chief's anger regarding his official portrait at the state Capitol, which was eventually removed. "No one likes an unflattering photo or painting of themselves, which is why I went in a different direction for my official portrait," Polis said in a post on X that featured an animated image of himself […]

Mass layoffs reportedly began Tuesday in Health and Human Services agencies as part of the department's "restructuring" to align with President Donald Trump's executive order, "Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative," as agencies undergo merges and significant downsizing.The restructuring is expected to bring down 82,000 federal health employees to 62,000.The department has been preparing to make major cuts in recent weeks across its health agencies, especially […]

Voters in two states are casting general election ballots for the first time since November, when they sent President Donald Trump back to the White House.Wisconsin will choose a new justice on the state Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 liberal-leaning majority. Florida is holding special elections in two deep-red districts last held by Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.At stake: court decisions over abortion, unions and voting rights in […]

A normally sleepy procedural vote ended in drama for the House of Representatives after a rebellion by nine Republicans against their own party forced chamber proceedings for the week to grind to a halt.It puts the future in question for two key bills backed by the Trump administration that were slated to get a vote on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters that votes were canceled for […]