Congressional Democrats accused President Donald Trump of politicizing the U.S. military in a recent speech, denouncing his remarks as alarming and “deeply un-American.”

Twenty-five House Democrats outlined their concerns in an open letter to Trump, citing his Sept. 30 address to generals and officers in Quantico, Virginia.

The signers ...Read more

Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance face higher premiums in 2026. Just how much higher will depend on who blinks first in the government-shutdown fight.

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies put in place by Democrats in 2021 made health insurance basically free for many people during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to pull “billions of dollars” in state funding from any California university that signs a Trump administration proposal offering preferential funding in exchange for certain demands, including a cap on international students.

“California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students, ...Read more

Advocates warn that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning a crackdown on whistleblowers and victims of misconduct, pushing policies they say will end critical protections, silence dissent and embolden abusers.

Hegseth ordered a group of admirals and generals to fly to Quantico from their international duty stations on Tuesday, where he ...Read more

Despite Hurricane Humberto vanishing off the map and Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda safely out to sea, there’s no breather for the Atlantic this October.

Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center marked two new disturbances to watch — both with low chances of formation anytime soon.

The first is located smack-dab over Florida, but ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Roses are red, violets are blue, our property taxes are high, because of you.

Chief Financial Officer and self-styled defender of taxpayers Blaise Ingoglia offered that piece of doggerel Wednesday to blast Orlando for what he called wasteful spending of public dollars: $6,000 annually for the city’s poet laureate.

“In ...Read more

Home sales closings dropped in August and remain well below pre-pandemic levels as high prices and interest rates weighed on the market, according to an analysis this week by the Calculated Risk blog.

Home sales are on track for the worst year in decades, matching the 4 million annual sales in 1995, according to a separate realtor.com report ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Germany awarded its highest honor to former U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, praising a former Biden administration official whose legacy has been upended by his successor, Pete Hegseth.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented Austin the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on Wednesday night. A ...Read more

Virginia’s Board of Health took the next step in a regulatory process meant to restrict transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports or using certain facilities designated for women and girls.

On Thursday, the board approved

to publish a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action that would create new regulations “to prevent ...Read more

British police arrested two people and killed the main suspect after a fatal terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, leading U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to warn about the threat of rising antisemitism.

Two people were killed and four others were injured during the attack on the temple, where worshipers were gathering for Yom Kippur...Read more

A fundraiser for the family of the ex-Marine accused of waging a deadly attack on a Mormon church in Michigan on Sunday had collected more than $300,000 as of Thursday evening.

The money isn’t to reward Thomas Jacob Sanford for fatally shooting two people, wounding at least eight more and setting a fire that ultimately claimed the lives of ...Read more

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, politicians across the U.S. have advanced efforts to permanently memorialize him, including through coins, statues and official holidays.

Congress designated Oct. 14, 2025, as the National Day of Remembrance for Kirk — who was shot and killed in Utah on Sept. 10 — and two ...Read more

Starting next year, offering money or prizes for voting or registering to vote will be criminalized in California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he signed two election reform bills into law, including one that criminalizes lotteries for voter registration or participation.

From state Sen. Tom Umberg, a Santa Ana Democrat, the idea is to ...Read more

Minnesota receives more than a billion dollars each year from the federal government in education funding. How much of that is at stake if state leaders do not comply with federal orders to bar transgender athletes from girls sports? What other consequences are in play?

The answers are unknown in Minnesota this week, just days after the Trump ...Read more

MIAMI — In another effort to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, civil rights groups say the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is unlawfully detaining individuals at the facility and have asked a federal judge in Fort Myers to bar the state from holding detainees at the Everglades facility.

In a preliminary injunction request filed this week, the...Read more