Trump working to clean ‘filthy’ Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, blames Biden for maintenance delays

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was working to clean up the “filthy” Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, blaming the Biden administration for neglecting the Washington, D.C., landmark.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was working with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the project, the latest in a … Read more

Hundreds rally for birthright citizenship at supreme court: ‘We are an immigrant nation’

Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment right Around 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance. Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher, and Noah Goldstein, a … Read more

Iran fires back with flat denial after Trump claims Tehran requested ceasefire: ‘False and baseless’

Iran is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s claim that it requested a ceasefire, with an official calling the statement “false and baseless in a blunt public denial. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, made the remarks rejecting Trump’s claim on Wednesday, according to a report on Iranian state television. Trump made the claim about … Read more

US approves new oral weight-loss pill developed by Eli Lilly

Called Foundayo, the tablet becomes the second one to receive FDA’s green light after Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light on Wednesday to a new oral weight-loss medication developed by the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. Known as orforglipron or brand name Foundayo, the once-daily tablet becomes … Read more

Alito invokes Scalia analogy in birthright citizenship fight over illegal immigration

Justice Samuel Alito invoked an analogy from late Justice Antonin Scalia Wednesday as the Supreme Court weighed whether birthright citizenship extended to children of illegal immigrants. Alito said Scalia had illustrated how to apply textualism to modern circumstances, a point he raised during high-stakes oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship … Read more