Politics

Trump DOJ Ramps Up Denaturalization for Migrants Who Hid Crimes

The Justice Department under the Trump administration escalated its efforts this week to strip citizenship from individuals in the United States who obtained it through fraud, securing two denaturalizations this week and filing a third case tied to alleged marriage fraud.

Where is the arc of justice headed?

Former President Barack Obama liked to quote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s line that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Of course, what was an expression of optimism for the moral reformer King was more in the nature of a victory spike of the football for a competitor in a zero-sum electoral contest like Obama.

Starmer-Farage blow-up in Parliament ends with Reform storm-out

Members of the British Parliament belonging to Reform UK marched out of the House of Commons together after a sharp back-and-forth with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Democrats question NWS about staffing shortages caused by DOGE

A group of Democratic lawmakers sharply questioned National Weather Service leadership Wednesday over the fallout from mass firings in early 2025, warning that the loss of hundreds of forecasters may have jeopardized public safety amid extreme weather in recent months.

Who is Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, charged with stealing FEMA funds?

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s (D-FL) political future will be at play in a rare public ethics hearing on Thursday, after she was accused of carrying out a multimillion-dollar laundering scheme involving Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.

Drone hits Turkish oil tanker near Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait

A naval drone struck a Turkish oil tanker carrying Russian crude oil in the Black Sea near Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait on Thursday.