Author: Ashleigh Fields

Roughly half of Americans say holiday gifts are harder to afford this season as shoppers wrestle with rising inflation and cost of living concerns, according to a new survey.  The Associated Press-NORC Reasearch Center poll, released Friday, found that 63 percent of U.S. adults say they are experiencing higher prices than usual for gifts. That…

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) on Thursday said the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding if state lawmakers rejected a new GOP-favored map. “The Trump admin was VERY clear about this,” Beckwith wrote in a now-deleted post on social platform X.  “They told many lawmakers, Cabinet members and [Gov. Mike Braun] and I…

Democratic strategist James Carville on Wednesday said President Trump’s controversial comments about immigrants have begun to lose traction with voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “He’s done. It’s over. You’re a loser, dude. You’re losing everywhere, and you’re going to lose more because you, my friend, are a loser,” Carville said of Trump’s ability…

Foreign tourists to the U.S. could be required to disclose the past five years of their social media activity if a Tuesday rule proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is approved. “In order to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 (Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and…

The Trump administration on Wednesday restored library grants after a judge determined attempts to defund and dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were unlawful. “Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to…

A graduate instructor at the University of Oklahoma was placed on leave after giving a student a failing grade for rejecting the notion that someone’s identity can fall outside of the two genders assigned at birth. Samantha Fulnecky, 20, received zero points out of 25 total on a 650-word essay assignment requiring students to respond…

The Trump administration shortened the work permit duration for asylum-seekers on Thursday, citing security concerns with immigrant populations. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to cut the validity period for employment authorization documents from five years to 18 months. The change is slated to impact job opportunities for admitted refugees, individuals…

President Trump said Tuesday that first lady Melania Trump isn’t happy about the ballroom construction process on the White House grounds where the East Wing once stood. “I wouldn’t say my wife is thrilled. She hears pile drivers in the background, all day, all night,” the president told reporters. He said Melania often asks, “Darling,…

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Tuesday chided the Trump administration for pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández after an American jury convicted him on drug trafficking charges. “That pardon suggests that President Trump has been pardoning people left and right for all sorts of reasons that don‘t serve America‘s core interests,” Coons said during…

A deadly shooting involving two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., earlier this week rattled officials across the nation, and has spurred an increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital and an intensification of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. West Virginia National Guard members U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and U.S….