NPR is urging its member stations to contact their members of Congress as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to pull federal funding from public broadcasting. A memo sent Monday was in response to reports of the White House‘s plan to send its rescissions package to Capitol Hill this week and not as anticipated…
President Trump indicated Monday – following news of Pope Francis’s death – that he and first lady Melania Trump will be attending the Pope’s funeral at the Vatican, despite the president’s somewhat contentious history with the late leader of the Catholic Church. Traditionally, papal funerals take place four to six days following their death, so…
Former president Joe Biden’s administration attempted to give transgender athletes further protections in its revision of Title IX, but his reported true feelings were kept to himself. The proposal would have redefined sex in Title IX as “gender identity,” but the proposal was ultimately struck down by a federal judge in January, less than two…
The 17-year-old suspected of stabbing Frisco, Texas track star Austin Metcalf to death has been moved to an “undisclosed location” for his own safety, according to a group representing his family. A statement from the Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) said that Karmelo Anthony has been moved from his home to an “undisclosed location to…
Vatican officials have shared the will left behind by Pope Francis, which details his burial request, hours after the pontiff passed away from a cerebral stroke that led to heart failure. “Feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching and with lively hope in the Eternal Life, I wish to express my testamentary…
More kids are hitting the links. According to the National Golf Foundation, 3.7 million young people, ages 6 thru 17, played golf on a course in 2024, an increase of close to 50 percent from five years earlier. One of the all-time greats, Annika Sörenstam, is behind a new effort to help even more young…
A time-honored White House tradition has taken place once again in celebration of Easter as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump invited Americans to the White House Egg Roll on Monday. Over 30,000 visitors were reported to be walking through the grounds. Held on the South Lawn, this year’s festivities include the beloved egg roll,…
The Supreme Court will consider on Tuesday whether parents can opt out of their kids reading LGBTQ books in the classroom that conflict with their family’s faith. Parents in Montgomery County, Maryland are claiming their children’s schools are violating their religious freedom by not allowing them to opt out of lessons that use books featuring…
A recently departed top Pentagon aide goaded President Donald Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from his Cabinet, describing “total chaos” and “dysfunction” within the top brass of the military. “The dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president – who deserves better from his senior leadership,” John Ullyot, a former senior communications…
More than half a million immigrants failed to show up for their immigration court hearings under former President Joe Biden. Between Fiscal Year 2022, the first full year of the Biden administration, and the end of December 2024, immigration judges issued more than 507,000 in absentia removal orders, or removal orders for those who failed…
