news2shortsPresident Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Trump had promised to declassify the previously-classified documents during his 2024 campaign. “Everything will be revealed,” Trump told reporters as he signed the order in the Oval … Read more
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ future remains unclear months after her election loss to now-President Donald Trump. As she grapples with navigating next steps, Harris has spoken with family and close friends, including the one other person who has been in her exact position: Hillary Clinton, New York Magazine reported. The two have reportedly spoken … Read more
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would penalize doctors who do not provide life-saving care to infants born alive after an abortion attempt. All but one Democrat voted against the bill, which passed 217 to 204, with all Republicans in favor. One Democrat, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, voted “present.” The bill directs … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: A top national trade organization has sent letters to three departments in the Trump administration advocating for specific policies that the group believes will most effectively achieve President Trump’s goal to “unleash American energy” in the United States. The American Exploration & Production Council, a national trade association representing the leading independent … Read more
Democratic lawmakers are worried American farms will suffer under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative. Approximately 40% of crop farmworkers are not approved to work in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Workers Survey, and Democratic lawmakers are curious about who will step in to work in the heat or … Read more
Judge rules in favor of states who sued over president’s executive order, which was set to take effect on 19 February A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status. US district judge John C Coughenour ruled in the case … Read more
JD Vance’s first big moment as vice president is on the horizon as the Senate prepares confirmation votes on President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the CIA and Defense Department, which could require Vance stepping in with a tiebreaking vote. Under the Constitution, vice presidents serve as the president of the Senate and are charged … Read more
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said on Thursday she can’t support Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense. “Given the global security environment we’re operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth,” she concluded in a lengthy statement … Read more
Dublin’s latest coalition has finally got parliamentary approval. But there are meteorological and political tempests coming across the Atlantic The whole of Ireland was put on red alert on Thursday as Storm Éowyn barrelled in from the north Atlantic. Schools in the Irish republic are closed on Friday, all public transport has been stood down … Read more
Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins US politics live – latest updates Trump administration appointees are asserting control over the enormous US federal health department after the president’s inauguration this week – pausing public communications and abruptly canceling scientific meetings. While temporary … Read more
