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Education Department to offload grant programs as Trump works to close it
The Department of Education announced it will offload billions of dollars in grant programs to other federal agencies, moving the Trump administration closer to its goal of shuttering the department.
Universities report 17% drop in new foreign students after Trump visa crackdown
American universities have reported a 17% drop in new international students following the Trump administration's crackdown on temporary immigration visas.
Europe’s tourism backlash cools since summer as lawmakers scramble to implement limits
European protests of tourists this year have included water gun assaults on cafe diners in Spain, demonstrations against Jeff Bezos in Italy and museum staffing revolts in France, but pressures have eased in many hot spots since the end of the peak summer travel season. This weekend, thousands of American NFL fans in Madrid, who were visiting for the Washington Commanders-Miami Dolphins game, were welcomed with open arms.
Epstein emails show powerful friends, media elite, kept close ties despite his sex crime conviction
President Trump may have ditched his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but other power figures and media elite stuck by him, a trove of new emails revealed.
Congress under pressure to lower skyrocketing health care costs
It took 43 days for Congress to reopen the government, and now lawmakers are going to try to negotiate a health care deal in less time than that.
Texas startup company is testing security drones to disorient school shooters
A Texas startup company is testing a first-of-its-kind security drone designed to thwart school shooters with nonlethal sirens, physical contact, pepper spray and flash-bang grenades.
Good news for caffeine addicts: Tariff relief is brewing
Coffee drinkers, perk up -- the Trump administration plans to roll back tariffs on some foreign products, including coffee beans grown in Brazil.
What’s in and out of the bipartisan deal to reopen the government
Democrats did not secure their top health care priority in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government that most in the party oppose, but they didn't walk away empty-handed.
WATCH: Trump’s talk of resuming nuclear tests ratchets up tensions with Moscow, Beijing
President Trump's threat to resume nuclear weapons tests has sparked unease in Moscow and Beijing and triggered frustration among some U.S. nonproliferation experts who say the administration is sending mixed signals on an intensely sensitive global security issue.
Deck the malls: Tariffs, economic doubts won’t flatten holiday shopping season, forecasters say
Consumer sentiment is falling and tariffs will increase some gift prices this holiday season, but retailers don't expect it to ruin Christmas, with shoppers poised to spend north of $1 trillion.
Supreme Court to weigh mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a challenge over mail-in ballots arriving past Election Day in a major effort by Republicans to end the counting of late-arriving ballots.
Supreme Court won’t consider challenge to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will not consider a request to overturn its 2015 landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others tied to 2020 ‘fake electors’ case
President Trump late Sunday night issued preemptive pardons to 77 people charged with attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including his former personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani and attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.
BBC scandal reaches highest ranks as Trump threatens lawsuit; Jan. 6 program badly edited
British media outlet BBC is facing a crisis -- internal and external -- after a memo was leaked revealing that its documentary misled viewers by editing President Trump's speech before the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Who are the 8 Senate Democrats voting to reopen the government, and why?
Eight Senate Democrats voted Sunday night to end their party's filibuster that has kept the government shut down for 41 days and counting.
Red states rush to open doors to New Yorkers fleeing Mamdani’s socialist takeover
Red state residents have long loved to gripe about New Yorkers invading their territory, so it's been more than a little striking to see Republican governors openly welcome Big Apple residents who might want to flee before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani forges the city into a socialist paradise.
Heritage’s antisemitism task force breaks off from foundation, will also probe right-wing threats
The Heritage Foundation's antisemitism task force has split off from the institution "for a season," exiting the conservative think-tank as its members withdraw over President Kevin Roberts' ongoing support for anti-Israel host Tucker Carlson.
FAA cuts back flights at 40 major airports because of government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration is slashing airline traffic by 10% at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, including those serving New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago, starting Friday, according to a list obtained by The Washington Times.
Heritage president admits ‘I made a mistake,’ resists calls to step down as think tank reels
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told staffers Wednesday that he "made a mistake" with his much-criticized video defending anti-Israel host Tucker Carlson, but that he wants to stay and clean up what he called "the mess."
