Trump brings back rule allowing green card denials over public benefits use

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White House revives rule to deny green cards to migrants who use safety net programs

The Trump administration is reviving a policy that would allow immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who use public benefits like Medicaid, housing assistance or food stamps. The policy governs how officials can apply the “public charge” test, which is used to determine whether applicants are likely to rely on government support. ...

Wall Street traders can soon pay for early looks at Truth Social posts

President Trump’s social media platform announced plans Thursday to sell Wall Street firms early access to its “most market-moving” posts. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, said it would launch “Truth API,” a direct data feed that would give investment firms “real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social...

White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after alleged bets on Trump speeches

{beacon} Technology Technology Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story White House teleprompter operator accused of betting nearly $100K on speeches President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator was placed on unpaid administrative leave after the prediction market Kalshi flagged...

Why is it so hard to open the Strait of Hormuz?

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Trump faces challenges on Strait of Hormuz President Trump’s return to a U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports this week marked another dead end...

5 takeaways from Vance's 3-hour Joe Rogan interview

Vice President Vance on Wednesday sat with podcaster Joe Rogan for a sweeping, nearly three-hourlong interview that touched on a number of political topics. The interview marked the vice president's second appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience," with Vance last appearing on the podcast one week before the 2024 presidential election. Rogan endorsed Trump in...

Trump has a speech tonight, but some TV networks haven’t said if they’ll air it.

Railroad, airline labor mediator fired by Trump drops legal fight

The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision expanding President Trump’s firing power has reached another agency: one that works out labor disputes in the airline and railroad industries. Deirdre Hamilton, a Democratic appointee to the National Mediation Board who had been contesting her firing, has now dismissed her legal challenge. A judge on Thursday ordered the case...

Nicki Minaj defends Trump adviser in feud with House Republican

Rapper Nicki Minaj took to social media to defend her friend Alex Bruesewitz, a top outside adviser to President Trump, after Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) reportedly pushed for the president to cut ties with Bruesewitz. “Randy, Alex will be just FINE,” Minaj wrote on the social platform X in response to a NOTUS report that...

State Department considering $100,000 bonds on green card applicants

The Trump administration is considering adding a $100,000 bond to green card applications for those seeking lawful permanent residence in the U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the administration is evaluating a potential six-figure bond to ensure immigrants are “financially self-sufficient” and “contribute to our society more than they take from it.” “We are...

GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a close Trump ally, announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over the huge wildfires that have poured smoke and haze across the United States, creating hazardous air-quality conditions. “I’ll be introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials...

More Pennsylvania voters in new poll say they are worse off financially than a year ago

More Pennsylvania voters are saying in a new poll they are worse off financially in comparison to the previous year than a few months ago, findings in a key swing state carried by President Trump in 2024 that come as the midterms approach later this year. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 44 percent of respondents...

Senate Republicans block Dem attempt to end AI prior authorization in Medicare

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats on Thursday to stop a Trump administration pilot program for Medicare that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny physician-ordered care. The vote on a resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and end the program failed on party lines, 46 to 50. CRA votes need a...

Trump exempts 20 more polluting plants from clean air regulation

President Trump announced this week that he was exempting 20 more polluting facilities from Biden-era regulations, drawing condemnation from environmental advocates. Trump signed a proclamation exempting the facilities from a rule that seeks to rein in toxic chemicals. When it put the rule forward, the Biden administration said it would curb cancer cases within 31 miles of some 200...

GOP fears Trump speech could boomerang if focused on 2020 election

Some House and Senate Republicans aren’t enthused over the potential that President Trump will rehash the 2020 election in a primetime speech Thursday night. Trump is scheduled to deliver an address to the nation at 9 p.m. EDT, which he has said will “be about elections” and include “a big announcement.” Rumors swirled this week about what...

How Todd Blanche Made the Justice Dept. Less Independent

Our Justice Department reporter Devlin Barrett describes how Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal lawyer and current nominee for attorney general, has helped Mr. Trump gain more control over the Justice Department.

Watch live: Trump gives primetime address with focus on elections

President Trump is set to give a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening from the White House. Trump has teased that the “very big speech” will touch on voting machines and election integrity among other topics. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first briefing since returning from maternity leave, confirmed that the address would focus...

Warnock and Ossoff, Georgia’s Senators, Ridicule Trump’s Election Fraud Claims

Senators in both parties say the state’s 2020 Senate election is a long settled issue.

White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says

A technical assistant to President Trump won around $100,000, according to the prediction market, which flagged the activity to the federal government.

Leavitt previews Trump's primetime speech: Election 'adjustments' coming

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a vague preview of President Trump’s speech set for Thursday night, saying he will show that elections aren’t as secure as people think. “I think all Americans – Democrat, Republican -- should agree that we are the greatest country in the history of the world. We should have...

Richard Gere: Trump 'a rogue personality who's destroyed so much'

Actor Richard Gere on Thursday slammed President Trump as a “rogue personality” who has “destroyed so much” as some air frustrations with his second administration. “He’s a rogue personality who’s destroyed so much. He's hurt so many people, and he has caused so many deaths. But it will be over,” Gere said in a recent...

More Democrats Are Talking About Minimum Wage Going Into 2028 - News of the United States

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Trump, Mullin 'on same page' about resuming ICE traffic stops: White House

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump is on the same page as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on resuming Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) traffic stops. "Vehicle stops are continuing. Verbal guidance has been given to all field offices across the country by the Department of Homeland Security,” Leavitt told reporters at the...

White House suspends teleprompter operator accused of placing bets on speeches: 'Disgrace'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the teleprompter operator accused of placing bets on President Trump’s speeches has been put on administrative leave. “The individual that was cited in that report is complying with the CFTC and has been placed on administrative leave,” Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing on Thursday. ...