President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on flag burning, NewsNation reported, a move that aims to crack down on burning the American flag without running afoul of a 1989 Supreme Court decision that ruled doing so was protected speech.

Under the order, set to be signed Thursday, the Justice Department would review cases ...Read more

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signaled her intention to remain at the central bank, defying calls for her resignation by President Donald Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud.

“I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet,” Cook said in an emailed statement via a Fed...Read more

DETROIT — Jack White is doubling down — tripling down? Quadrupling down? — on his criticism of President Donald Trump.

In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, the White Stripes rocker — who was called "a washed up, has-been loser" by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung on Tuesday — blasted Trump and his administration,...Read more

Veteran NPR host Ari Shapiro is saying goodbye to the network and All Things Considered, the latest high-profile departure following the move by President Donald Trump administration’s to defund public media.

But the move to kill federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting isn’t the reason Shapiro said he leaving the network ...Read more

Immigrants seeking a pathway to citizenship or a legal right to work in the United States will now be screened for “anti-American” behavior, the Trump administration said Tuesday, in a move that could affect thousands of Florida residents.

The announcement raised concerns about the subjective nature of the new policy, which will be a heavy ...Read more

President Trump Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to step down over claims of “mortgage fraud” as he presses his feud over economic policy with the central bank.

“Cook must resign, now,” Trump wrote on his social media about Cook, a member of the Fed board.

Trump cited a letter from Federal Housing Finance Agency ...Read more

The U.S. district court judge hearing the Trump administration’s rare challenge to the authority of federal judges in Maryland has long emphasized judicial independence, calling it “fundamental to our rule of law.”

Judge Thomas Cullen — who is overseeing the administration’s pending lawsuit against all 15 Maryland federal judges — ...Read more

He didn’t campaign on it. It wasn’t even broached during his first administration. He criticized his predecessor for it.

But this month President Donald Trump made clear that he’s willing to use the full force of the US government to directly intervene in corporate matters to achieve his economic and foreign policy goals.

Trump, backed...Read more

President Donald Trump has made yet another swipe at fellow Republican and Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie.

This time it came in the form of a poll posted to Trump’s Truth Social network late last week.

Trump posted a poll of 500 likely GOP primary voters in Massie’s 4th Congressional District, showing his support slipping ...Read more

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to expand his push to whitewash “woke” museum exhibits on slavery and American history beyond the Smithsonian.

After Trump tweeted that the Smithsonian is too focused on “how bad slavery was,” the White House said it would eventually seek to use its power over funding to force other museums to toe...Read more

President Donald Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin was an epic failure on several fronts.

Now, he appears poised to complete the sellout of Ukraine. In doing so, he will abandon Europe and open the door for China to invade Taiwan. Worst of all, Trump continues to show the world that he is a paper tiger.

Could Trump ...Read more

Days after UCLA settled a lawsuit brought by three Jewish students and a Jewish professor alleging antisemitism, the Trump administration announced that it would suspend $584 million in federal research grants to the institution, alleging failure to “promote a research environment free of antisemitism.” Pressing that case, the administration...Read more

CHICAGO — With next year’s midterm elections setting up a possible generational shift for Illinois’ representation in Washington, candidates and their supporters are on the streets collecting the petition signatures needed to secure a place on the March primary ballots. A slew of candidates are vying for four U.S. House seats being vacated...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Alabama Rep. Jerry Carl is making a comeback bid to reclaim the 1st District seat he held before losing a member-vs.-member primary last year.

“Rooted in faith, family, and a deep commitment to service, this decision reflects the shared desire of our district to advance President Trump’s shared America First Agenda, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A large swath of UCLA’s Jewish faculty — some of whom are fervently divided over Israel’s war in Gaza — united to sign a letter denouncing the Trump administration’s “misguided and punitive” demand for a $1 billion fine to settle claims over alleged campus antisemitism.

The letter, crafted by a handful of ...Read more

Costco said on Monday that its choice to not sell the abortion pill, mifepristone, remains unchanged, despite calls on the Issaquah-based wholesaler to reverse its stance.

Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday joked about scoring a ticket to heaven by brokering an elusive peace deal in Ukraine after a high-stakes summit meeting with European allies at the White House.

A day after the extraordinary gathering of leaders claimed some modest progress toward talks with Russia, Trump predicted the pearly gates would swing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans are looking to include community project funding in the next government spending bill, a return to past years when members of Congress could funnel money directly to their districts. The potential move could bring over $300 million to local developments across Maryland.

Rep. Andy Harris, an Eastern Shore Republican, ...Read more

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg donned a blonde wig and spoke in a strong Eastern European accent to read First Lady Melania Trump’s letter to Vladimir Putin asking the Russian leader to restore the “melodic laughter” of children by ending his war against Ukraine.

A photo of Melania and her letter floated on the screen ...Read more