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What happened The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was withholding $175 million in federal funds from the University of Pennsylvania over its decision to allow a transgender swimmer to compete at the school in 2021 and 2022. […]

Few things loom quite as large in the American psyche as the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy — a moment of deep national trauma and mystery with ramifications still being felt today. Now, more than half a century

There’s a decent chance you have seen them while driving past your local Tesla dealership recently: Groups ranging from a few dozen to several hundred protesters congregating outside electric vehicle lots. They are part of a nationwide effort to highlight

Last month, after years of being refused exit from Romania, where he stands accused of sex trafficking and rape, social media influencer Andrew Tate set foot once again on American soil. It was a surprise Florida homecoming for this leading

What happened President Donald Trump Wednesday imposed blanket 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, prompting immediate retaliatory measures from Canada and the European Union. Trump said Wednesday afternoon that he would “of course” respond to the EU countermeasures with

What happened The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon, a vaccine skeptic and former Florida congressmen, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee announced Weldon’s pulled nomination an hour before

Unlike his first term effort to laud “my generals” straight out of “central casting” who would “keep us so safe,” President Donald Trump has taken a different tack toward the military during his second administration. Eschewing previous attempts to work

Just months after a shocking first-round victory in Romania’s presidential elections, ultra-nationalist extremist candidate Călin Georgescu has been barred from participating in an upcoming electoral redo, the Romanian election commission announced Sunday. The decision to block Georgescu was met with

What happened The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to continue withholding nearly $2 billion in payments for foreign humanitarian work already completed under contracts with the State Department and USAID. Chief Justice John

What happened President Donald Trump Thursday suspended some of the 25% tariffs he imposed on Mexican and Canadian imports two days earlier. The one-month pause applies to imports that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact he signed in his first