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Sean Penn dubs Hegseth ‘Chief Petty Officer’ for effort to strip Harvey Milk’s name from Navy ship
Sean Penn, who played Harvey Milk on the big screen, is ripping Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for reportedly ordering the Navy to strip an oil ship of its name honoring the gay rights activist.
Education Department says Columbia fails to meet accreditation standard
The Education Department announced on Wednesday that Columbia University was in violation of federal antidiscrimination law, which puts it at risk of losing federal student loans and Pell Grants.
GOP senator: Trump’s big, beautiful bill won’t meet July 4 deadline
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the sweeping bill to enact President Trump’s agenda needs to be overhauled and won’t get through the Senate by Trump’s July 4 deadline. “It won’t ...
Congress must pass the Safeguard Charity Act to save civil society
The Safeguard Charity Act, co-sponsored by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), aims to protect the ...
Army secretary: Ukraine’s drone attack points to US vulnerability
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll on Wednesday warned that Ukraine’s recent drone strikes deep inside Russia reveals the United States has its own vulnerabilities in the face of similar attacks.
America has a health care affordability gap. Congress is working toward change.
Congress should support the bipartisan HOPE Act to empower over 100 million Americans to manage their health care expenses ...
Share of married LGBTQ Americans slips from 2016-2017 peak: Gallup
The share of married LGBTQ Americans has slipped from its 2016-2017 peak, according to Gallup, as the court opinion allowing ...
Haley on Trump call with Putin: ‘A backhanded slap to all of our allies’
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) sharply criticized President Trump on Wednesday for suggesting Russia could play a mediating role in nuclear negotiations with Iran. “Russia has ...
Warren asks if X violating sanctions with ‘blue checks’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns Wednesday about whether Elon Musk’s X is violating sanctions by reportedly allowing members of terrorist organizations to obtain “blue checks.” ...
Instead of nuclear weapons, give Poland a nuclear umbrella
U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe are a visible expression of the umbrella. They are stored in five NATO states: Belgium, Germany, ...
Musk: New spending bill must be drafted
Elon Musk on Wednesday called for a new spending bill to be drafted after he threw a wrench into GOP leadership’s plans to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by July Fourth. “A new ...
Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom
The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about ...