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May 16, 2025
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| 'Clear and Decisive Victory': South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds 'Heartbeat Law' |
| by Ben Johnson |
| The nation's leading abortion business "failed in attempting to rewrite the science of human development," as a state Supreme Court ruled that the term "fetal heartbeat" legally protects unborn children from abortion at six weeks. |
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| All-Nighters Bring the House One Step Closer to Trump's Agenda |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| What's more challenging than a party with deep divisions? A party with deep divisions running on no sleep. Thanks to a handful of committee overnighters, where members slogged through hundreds of amendments to the "one, big, beautiful bill," Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) chamber is more than a little irritable. "I'm very grumpy," Democrat Debbie Dingell (Mich.) told reporters after sparring over Medicaid reform for 26 and a half hours in Energy & Commerce. And she's not the only one. |
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| Trump's Reset on Syria Elicits Caution, Optimism from Lawmakers, Experts |
| by Dan Hart |
| President Trump's Middle East blitz continued Wednesday as he met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, promising to lift long-standing economic sanctions on the country if it agrees to certain conditions, including confronting terrorism within its borders. The move was met with a mix of both caution and optimism by lawmakers and experts, as al-Sharaa's pledges of seeking peace contrast sharply with his terrorist background. |
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| Big Trouble, Big China: CCP Spies Have Infiltrated American Universities |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| A major new report is exposing Chinese spies infiltrating one of America's top universities. The Stanford Review published an expose last week, revealing that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embedded spies at Stanford University as part of a far-reaching intelligence-gathering operation aimed at collecting low-level data on research - particularly in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence - and piecing together a far more significant whole. |
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| Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Melts Down in Protest at RFK Jr. Hearing |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Is "Freak Out" Ben & Jerry's new seasonal ice cream flavor? The phrase "We scream for ice cream!" took on a wild twist after co-founder Ben Cohen joined a group of vocal protesters at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, raising controversy and decibels alike. |
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| 5 More Stories in Ongoing Trump-Federal Court Saga |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Conflict is escalating - not just between President Donald Trump and the federal judiciary but even among the courts themselves. As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday in a case centered on birthright citizenship and the constant use of sweeping universal injunctions by inferior courts, federal judges across the country are continuing to halt the Trump administration's immigration agenda, although at least one judge is bucking the trend and siding with the president. Here are the latest updates. |
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| Poll: Dems 'Pessimistic' about Party's Direction, GOP Has Bright Future |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| President Donald Trump is back in the White House following a historic victory in November, and Republicans hold majorities in both chambers of Congress. GOP voters are, predictably, feeling good about their political future, but Democrats are struggling. According to an Associated Press/NORC poll published this week, 55% of Republican voters are "optimistic" about the party's future, up from 47% in July 2024. And while 50% are "pessimistic" about the state of American politics today, that's down from nearly three-quarters (73%) last summer. |
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| Families Welcome New FDA Policy to Remove Petroleum-Based Food Dyes to Help Lower Chronic Illnesses |
| by Kathy Athearn |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that they are going to phase out all eight petroleum-based food dyes from America's food supply. This is welcome news to families across the country who see increasingly alarming rates of chronic illnesses in children. |
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