Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84
Richard B. Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States and one of the most influential figures in modern American politics, died Monday at age 84. His family said he died
Trump’s Proposed Ballroom Would Rank Among Costliest Construction Projects in the World by Square Foot Cost
WASHINGTON – October 27, 2025 – President Donald Trump’s plan to construct a new presidential ballroom is drawing comparisons to some of the most expensive government and cultural building projects ever undertaken,
Controversial Sculpture of Albert Pike, Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan Member, Reinstalled in DC
The Albert Pike memorial returned to its granite plinth in Judiciary Square on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, five years after protesters pulled the bronze figure to the ground and set it ablaze.
Demolition of White House East Wing Begins for New Ballroom Project
WASHINGTON — Construction crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House this week, part of a $250 million project to replace the structure with a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom. White House
UVA and Dartmouth Reject Trump’s Higher-Education Compact
Six of the nine universities invited to join President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education have now declined to sign, underscoring deep resistance within higher education to the administration’s plan
Longest-Held Marine POW of Vietnam War to Be Laid to Rest at Arlington Monday
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harlan Page Chapman, the longest-held Marine prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow morning with full military
Hundreds Evacuated by Alaska National Guard After Major Flooding.
Anchorage, Alaska — The Alaska Air National Guard evacuated hundreds of residents from western coastal villages this week after flooding from a powerful storm left homes destroyed and entire communities isolated. Officials said
Penn Declines to Sign Federal “Compact for Academic Excellence,” Citing Threats to University Autonomy
PHILADELPHIA-The University of Pennsylvania said Thursday it will not sign the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence, a decision university leaders framed as a defense of academic freedom and institutional independence amid growing
Hegseth’s Jet Declares an Emergency and Diverts to the UK
WASHINGTON- A military jet carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was forced to divert to the United Kingdom on Wednesday after its windshield cracked mid-flight, the second such failure this year involving a
Brown University Joins MIT in Rejecting Trump Administration Offer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said Tuesday that the university will not join the White House’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” warning that the initiative