Politics

• ‘Squad’ member rails against alleged Trump healthcare cuts: ‘We ain’t stupid’

  Leading Democrats railed against DOGE’s “cruel" cuts at a healthcare rally outside the Capitol, demanding the Trump administration not make “even a minor cut to Medicaid."

• Trump softens Gaza stance, says Palestinians will not be expelled from the war-torn territory

  President Trump assured that Palestinians would not be expelled from Gaza while defending his proposal for U.S. involvement in rebuilding the war-torn territory.

• Dems killed VA sex offender bill before it could get a hearing, Republican says, despite recent incidents

  Virginia Democrats reportedly quickly dispatched Delegate Kim Taylor's sex offender legislation, as another proponent of her bill joins her in crying foul.

• 'Absurd': White House blasts law firm that helped fuel Russia hoax after challenging Trump order

  A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Wednesday from cutting off the law firm's access to federal resources.

• Soros-backed judge defends reduced sentence for repeat child molester at debate in state Supreme Court race

  Susan Crawford, a trial court judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, said she doesn't regret her sentencing decision in a 2020 case involving a repeat child sex offender.