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Supreme Court struggles with legality of Trump’s tariffs, questions his authority to bypass Congress
President Trump's fondness for tariffs ran into serious skepticism Wednesday at the Supreme Court, where the justices questioned whether Congress had truly given the executive such an expansive power to slap duties on all foreign goods.
SharesShutdown at 36 days, breaking record; bipartisan Senate talks spark hope
The ongoing government shutdown hits its 36th day on Wednesday, becoming the longest in U.S. history as bipartisan talks to end it pick up steam.
SharesNew spotlight on massive scope of food stamp program spurs talk of crackdown on fraud
The threat of a lapse in funding for the nation's food stamp program has put a spotlight on the expansion of the nutrition safety net and the millions of dollars spent on migrants and fraudulent claims.
SharesHegseth in Hanoi: Pursuit of lost Americans from the Vietnam War a top Pentagon priority
HANOI, Vietnam - Resolving cases of missing Americans from the Vietnam War remains a top priority of the Trump administration, and the Pentagon also is taking steps to find Vietnam's missing troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday.
SharesHeritage Foundation roiled by blowback over defense of Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes
The Heritage Foundation sought to contain the damage after its president precipitated a crisis on the right by defending Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with a young far-right influencer known for his inflammatory takes on Israel, race and women.
SharesWATCH: Valerie Richardson on the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence
Nine major universities were invited to join the Trump administration's new Compact for Academic Excellence, but none have signed on. The proposal ties federal funding to new rules on tuition, DEI programs and admission standards.
Shares‘Wind in his sails’: Trump racks up trade deals, delicate China truce on whirlwind Asia tour
President Trump finalized a thorny trade deal with South Korea and secured agreements with Southeast Asian nations to maintain the flow of minerals to the U.S. while averting a full-blown trade crisis with China during a five-day trip across the Far East.
SharesEducation and workforce experts warn of ‘gradflation’ as low-value degree holders flood job market
Education analysts are citing "gradflation" -- short for "graduation inflation" -- as a growing problem in which too many liberal arts graduates are chasing too few well-paying jobs, thereby lowering the value of their four-year degrees.
Shares42 million at risk with food stamp funding cut; program balloons over two decades
The food stamp program, which once served just a small fraction of U.S. families, has grown massively in recent years, putting it at the center of a spending stalemate that threatens to cut off millions of people from federally funded grocery money beginning Saturday.
SharesDefense secretary’s Pentagon shakeup: necessary reform or dangerous instability?
Secretary Hegseth isn't backing down. He's framing all of this as part of a cultural reset, a return to what he calls the "warrior ethos" inside the U.S. military.
SharesU.S. truck drivers sound alarm about the massive number of non-English-speaking truckers on the road
A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road.
SharesMalinin eyes Olympic glory as figure skating’s back-flipping golden boy
Northern Virginia figure skater Ilia Malinin is a two-time world champion, but he isn't a household name yet. He will be.
SharesHeritage Foundation guide grades America’s historic places on accuracy, political bias
Tourists wondering where the history ends and the ideological bias begins at some of America's most venerable destinations now have a handy resource to consult, thanks to The Heritage Foundation.
SharesQuestions mount over war on drug boats; taking cartel battle to high seas ups legal stakes for Trump
The Trump administration, by its own account, has sunk 10 drug boats and slain 43 crew, and it has yet to offer a firm legal justification.
SharesOpen enrollment’s Nov. 1 start looms over Obamacare subsidies debate in Congress
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse on negotiating an extension of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies during the government shutdown, but they agree on one thing: Time to act is running out.
SharesWATCH: Susan Ferrechio on New York mayoral candidate Mamdani’s plan for the city’s students
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is leading the race to become New York City's next mayor. His education plan includes phasing out New York City's programs for advanced learners in the city's elementary schools.
SharesUniversities failed to disclose spending details for millions in Chinese funds, report shows
China provided more than $530 million to top-ranked American universities in recent years, but the schools failed to disclose how the funds were spent, prompting concerns about foreign influence, according to an open-source intelligence report.
SharesSelling the sun: U.S. company is building satellite mirrors to keep solar farms operating after dark
Thousands of mirrors orbiting the earth could soon light up the night sky if a California startup gets permission from the U.S. government to launch an experimental satellite that would beam sunlight on solar farms at night.
SharesTexas scoured 18 million voter names, found 2,724 possible noncitizens
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has just completed a review of more than 18 million names on her state's voter list, and flagged 2,724 of them -- less than 0.02% -- as possible noncitizens.
SharesNorth Carolina Senate approves redrawn district map likely giving GOP another seat in Congress
North Carolina Republicans passed a new congressional map through the state legislature that would likely add one additional GOP seat in the U.S. House.
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