Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery

by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Smithsonian tried to affirm its autonomy from outside influences in a statement on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he fired National Portrait Gallery head Kim Sajet for being a “highly partisan...

Some Democrats condemn violence in LA protests and Trump’s response to it

by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Politics

Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images(WASHINGTON)  — Democratic senators on Tuesday were walking a line between criticizing the White House for sending troops to put down protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Appeals court to take up Trump’s challenge to his criminal hush money conviction

by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Just over a year after Donald Trump became the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, an appeals court is set to hear the president’s bid to move his case to federal court.The U.S. Court of Appeals...

Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy Texas National Guard in anticipation of protests

by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was deploying the Texas National Guard to multiple locations across the state to “ensure peace and order.”The deployment comes ahead of planned protests this week in Texas,...

Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force’

by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to use “heavy force” against “any” protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend.”We’re going to celebrate big on...