Trump State Department declares Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

The Trump administration designated several gangs and cartels, such as Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a public notice set to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, that he had concluded there is a ‘sufficient factual basis’ under section […]

GOP senators back Trump’s demand for Ukraine elections, but won’t call Zelenskyy ‘dictator’

Republican lawmakers are backing President Donald Trump’s insistence that Ukraine hold elections, even if they don’t share his belief that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a ‘dictator.’  ‘I think you have to give them some space… There is a negotiation going on,’ said Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. Trump on Tuesday night said Ukraine ‘never […]

Pro-life leaders urge Trump to reverse his IVF stand, say the technology is ‘not pro-life’

Some key pro-life activists are raising ethical questions about President Donald Trump’s executive order to expand access to pricey in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, arguing the technology ‘is not pro-life’ because some embryos ‘are destroyed’ in the process. ‘IVF doesn’t address the root causes of the infertility health crisis in America,’ Live Action founder Lila […]

SCOOP: Top GOP Sen. Cotton to meet with embattled Trump defense nominee as doubts swirl

: Senate Republican conference Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is set to meet with an embattled Trump nominee for a key position in the Department of Defense (DOD) after Cotton faced backlash from some MAGA-aligned figures over the weekend. Cotton will meet with President Donald Trump’s nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge ‘Bridge’ […]

FLASHBACK: Trump seeks to expand fertility coverage, after Tim Walz once accused him of being ‘anti-IVF’

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requesting the Domestic Policy Council examine ways to make in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, more affordable and accessible for Americans – despite the fact Democrats cautioned that Trump would seek to ban the procedure.  ‘Americans need reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment options, as […]

Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary walks back support for PRO Act, embraces Republican Right-to-Work laws

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the pro-union Republican tapped by President Donald Trump for Labor secretary, testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday, fielding questions from senators about her support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  Chavez-DeRemer supported the PRO Act as a representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional […]

EU warns Trump against letting Putin divide the US and Europe: ‘Let’s not do him the favor’

A top European Union official is warning President Donald Trump against letting Russian President Vladimir Putin succeed in dividing a decades-old alliance between the U.S. and Europe as Trump seeks to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.  ‘It is clear that any deal on Ukraine that doesn’t involve Europe will fail,’ EU policy […]

President Trump can stop Iran’s march to nuclear weapons: ‘re-establish credible military threat’, report says

President Donald Trump’s second term in office presents a historic chance to reverse the Biden administration’s failed Iran policies and prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, a new report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) argues. The report, titled ‘Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort,’ argues that the president should immediately […]