Excavation set to begin on Trump administration’s 250-foot triumphal arch amid legal battle

Excavation work will begin over the next two weeks on a site where the Trump administration plans to build a tall memorial arch in Washington, D.C., a project that faces a lawsuit from opponents who argue the project will disrupt nearby historic sight lines. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday that work would start on […]
GOP candidate gets busted allegedly trying to plant drugs on his political rival

A Republican candidate for the Missouri state House is facing federal drug charges after newly unsealed court documents revealed an alleged plot to frame his political opponent by planting cocaine and prescription pills in her purse. Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, made his initial court appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of […]
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Fun, flirty and fried to perfection: farewell to Chicken Shop Date, the YouTube show that helped kill off TV

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Smithsonian showdown intensifies as Trump administration issues a stark new warning

The Trump administration says it has uncovered evidence that the Smithsonian Institution violated federal nondiscrimination laws and is threatening to withdraw support from its museums unless it corrects course, according to a letter recently made public by the Department of the Interior. “The administration has recently uncovered evidence that the Smithsonian leadership’s institutional culture may […]
White House rips ‘activist’ Biden judge who upended Trump birthright citizenship order

A Biden-appointed judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump‘s latest executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, setting up another high-profile legal battle over the scope of the 14th Amendment. In a 35-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction against the Oval Office’s Aug. 6 executive order, which was issued a month […]
Vance reveals who’s behind his recent weight loss in first White House press briefing since July

While conducting the first official White House press briefing since July 23, when he led it, and the first since former press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure last month, Vice President JD Vance addressed a myriad of topics Thursday, including the Iran war, oil and gas prices, inflation and Republican messaging ahead of the midterms. There […]