The Trump administration’s hardline immigration strategy has hit another procedural wall, as U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis temporarily blocked the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national with a long and deeply troubling record. The order halts any immediate attempt to remove Abrego Garcia from the continental U.S., pending an evidentiary hearing on whether …

In just a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump’s sweeping federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. has already marked a historic milestone: over 1,000 arrests, 111 guns off the streets, and—for the first time in years—12 consecutive days without a single homicide in what was once considered one of the most violent cities in America. …

As California continues to smolder in the aftermath of January’s devastating wildfires, the real firestorm is now surrounding the question that refuses to go away: Where did the money go? Nearly $100 million was raised at a celebrity-heavy benefit concert called FireAid, promoted as a compassionate response to one of the worst wildfire disasters in …

President Donald Trump, never one to hold back when it comes to media criticism, took fresh aim at MSNBC on Friday, declaring that the beleaguered cable network is changing its name out of shame—not strategy. Speaking to reporters during a tour of The People’s House museum near the White House, Trump unloaded a barrage of …

The tragic Aug. 12 crash on Florida’s Turnpike that claimed the lives of three people is now at the center of a growing political, legal, and cultural flashpoint. At the heart of it all is Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from India, whose alleged reckless U-turn in a commercial semi-truck ended three lives and …

In a sharply worded opinion that signals a growing institutional concern, Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a direct rebuke to the federal judiciary’s lower ranks on Thursday, warning that continued defiance of Supreme Court precedent threatens the very integrity of the legal system. His remarks came as the Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with …

A dramatic legal clash over control of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey reached a boiling point Thursday, when a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as acting U.S. Attorney since July 1. In a sharply worded opinion, Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann of the Middle District of Pennsylvania declared …

Cracker Barrel built a brand on nostalgia—rocking chairs on the front porch, cornbread in cast-iron skillets, and décor that whispered of simpler times in small-town America. But now, the company’s pivot away from that identity has ignited a full-blown backlash, and CEO Julie Masino’s recent attempt to calm the storm has only poured gasoline on …

When Boston’s Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu defiantly brushed off Attorney General Pam Bondi’s order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary policies, the response was swift, sharp—and federal. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons didn’t mince words. On Wednesday, he promised to “flood the zone,” sending a clear message to Boston and every other sanctuary jurisdiction: the era …

Vice President J.D. Vance is no stranger to confrontation, but even by Washington standards, Thursday’s scene at Union Station was a charged one. Accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Vance stepped into a political and media crossfire — and walked out having delivered the kind of …