Trump Administration Expands Visa Bond Requirement to Additional Countries
The U.S. State Department has added 25 more countries to a program requiring certain travelers to post bonds of up to $15,000 when applying for entry visas, bringing the total number of affected nations...
Trump Administration Sues Two California Cities Over Local Natural Gas Restrictions
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the California cities of Morgan Hill and Petaluma, seeking to overturn local ordinances that restrict natural gas infrastructure and gas-powered appliances in new buildings. The complaint,...
U.S. Signals Possible Second Strike on Venezuela as Maduro’s Capture Sparks Global Tensions
The United States may launch a second military strike on Venezuela if senior members of President Nicolás Maduro’s administration refuse to cooperate following his capture, former U.S. President Donald Trump said while speaking to...
Federal Employees File Class Complaint Over End to Gender-Affirming Care Coverage
A group of U.S. federal government employees has filed a class action complaint against the Trump administration challenging a new policy that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care under federal health insurance programs. The complaint,...
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Enforce Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Restriction
A U.S. appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with enforcing a provision of its tax and domestic policy law that cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood health centers that...
Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Colorado Water Project, Drawing Rebuke from Boebert
U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed a major bipartisan drinking water project in Colorado, triggering swift criticism from Republican Representative Lauren Boebert — once one of his strongest MAGA allies — who also recently...
Trump Administration Audits Somali-American Citizenship Cases for Possible Fraud
The Trump administration has launched audits of immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to identify potential fraud that could lead to denaturalization, officials said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin...
U.S. Strike Reportedly Targets Drug-Loading Site in Venezuela, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States carried out an operation in Venezuela targeting an area where boats are allegedly loaded with drugs, marking what would be the first known U.S....
Trump Administration Agrees to Review NIH Grants Frozen Over Diversity-Policy Dispute
The Trump administration has reached an agreement with researchers and Democratic-led states to review National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were frozen, rejected, or withdrawn under a policy targeting projects linked to...
Cookers Jazz Ensemble Cancels Kennedy Center New Year’s Eve Shows After Trump Renaming
A veteran jazz group, the Cookers, has canceled its New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, becoming the latest artists to withdraw following the institution’s controversial decision to add U.S. President Donald Trump’s...