Mardi Gras 2025: Joy and Jitters for New Orleans
There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some revelers felt at least a hint of trepidation.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on Tariffs, Ukraine and DOGE Before Address to Congress
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.
Supreme Court to Consider Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
The justices will hear arguments in a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government that claims gun makers are complicit in supplying drug cartels.
In One Swing District, Guarded Optimism After Trump’s First Six Weeks
With President Trump set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, many voters in Arizona’s divided First Congressional District remain hopeful for his new term, even amid partisan rancor.
Widow of murdered NYPD officer Jonathan Diller among Trump’s guests for address to Congress
Stephanie Diller will watch President Trump’s remarks from the House gallery as a guest of the White House.
Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress isn’t a State of the Union address. Here’s what to know
President Trump will return to Capitol Hill Tuesday to take the podium in the House Rostrum where he will deliver his first major speech to the nation since being sworn into office back in January.
Trump’s stiff new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take effect
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Monday night that Canada “will respond with 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods” as a result of Trump’s action.
Vance slams Zelensky’s ‘clear unwillingness to engage in the peace process’ – but expects Ukrainian president to ‘get there eventually’
The veep insisted the tense meeting was expected to be a “rah rah moment” for Washington and Kyiv, and even though it “went off the rails,” President Trump is still willing to engage with Ukraine.
Trump admin. threatens to pull $51M in contracts with Columbia for NYC college’s inaction on protests that harass Jewish students
Columbia has been the center of abhorrent demonstrations in opposition to Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on the Jewish state that erupted into a wider conflict.