Politics

Trump Opens National Lands to Energy Extraction

From the majestic valleys of the Grand Canyon to the granite peaks of the Yosemite National Park and ancient trees of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, US President Donald Trump has pledged to make America's federal nature reserves "beautiful again."

US Sends JD Vance to Support Viktor Orbán

The Trump administration is ignoring convention and has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Hungary, where he will campaign for that country's longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban, who trails dramatically in polls ahead of upcoming elections on April 12.

Montana Pauses Medicaid Doula Coverage as Federal Cuts Loom

Misty Pipe (left) delivers a care package for a mom she recently supported through pregnancy, Britney WolfVoice. Pipe offers free doula care because Lame Deer — her hometown on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana — is about 100 miles from the closest hospital that delivers babies.

Medicare Cut for Lawful Immigrants: One Woman’s Loss

Rosa María Carranza attends a protest supporting the temporary protected status program outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2025. Carranza, a resident of neighboring Oakland, worries she could lose her legal status and risk indefinite detention or deportation.

Trump Proposes $1.5T Defense Budget, 10% Domestic Cuts

US President Donald Trump on Friday aimed to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion (€1.3 trillion) in his 2027 budget proposal. The request, which comes five weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, would lift military spending by more than 40% in a single year — the steepest increase since World War II.

Macron Rebukes Trump's 'Inelegant' Marriage Jibe

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday criticized Donald Trump's mocking comments about his marriage, saying they did not merit a response. In a video briefly posted by the White House on YouTube, which was later taken down, Trump mocked the French president while he slammed NATO allies for not joining US operations in Iran.

Trump Removes Attorney General Pam Bondi

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his Attorney General Pam Bondi would be leaving her post. "Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year," Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social.

Why the Epstein Files Haven't Produced New Charges

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files shows a diagram prepared by the FBI attempting to chart the network of Epstein's victims and the timeline of their alleged abuse.

DOJ Voter Data Drive Spurs Privacy Official's Resignation

A banner featuring an image of President Trump is displayed on the facade of the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has been trying to force states to hand over sensitive voter data that it plans to share with the Department of Homeland Security.

Fact check: Trump on Iran, oil and investment claims

A month after the start of the war in Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation on April 1. Speaking from the White House, he said the US would hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks" and "bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong."