Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House, Citing 'Fake News'
Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned from the White House. By Saturday, reporters were turned away, and legal challenges are expected.
The Accidental Motto: How a Civil War Minister's Plea Became America's Most Contested Four Words
It's stamped on every coin and bill in your pocket. The 160-year story of 'In God We Trust' is stranger, and more contested, than most Americans realize.
How a Magazine Promotion Became the Pledge of Allegiance
From an 1892 magazine stunt to a Cold War rewrite, the Pledge of Allegiance's path to the classroom was messier than most Americans know.
Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Promises Cheaper Gas. Experts Say Not So Fast.
Trump says his Venezuela oil deal will slash gas prices. Energy experts say infrastructure and financing hurdles make that unlikely soon.
Trump Announces Tariff-Free Beef Imports to Lower Ground Beef Prices
Trump says the U.S. will allow 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free beef imports over 90 days to cut ground beef prices.
Twenty-five states are suing over tariffs
Three lawsuits, three statutes, one policy. The real question isn't the tariffs — it's how much paperwork beats a Supreme Court loss.
The States Cracking Down Hardest on School Absences Have the Least Money Riding on Them
Mississippi's funding formula stopped rewarding attendance in 2024. It cracked down on absences, two years later.
The National Debt Isn't Rising Because Washington Doesn't Know. It's Rising Because Nobody Pays for Fixing It.
The debt crisis isn't a knowledge problem. It's a structural one — Congress redesigned itself out of the decision.
The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Was 6-3. The Guarantee Behind It Was 5-4.
The birthright citizenship win was 6-3. Its constitutional foundation was 5-4 — and one justice already sketched the workaround.