Takeaways from Day 2 of CPAC 2026
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The Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual gathering in Texas — like most of its meetings over the last decade — was largely a pro-President Donald Trump pep rally. But several moments over the first two days of the event made clear that there are also rifts on the right that couldn’t be smoothed over among the activists gathered just outside Dallas.
President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility.
The report details four sexual abuse investigations, one involving a 12-year-old child, that implicate members of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) forces, a Kenyan-led and US-backed military mission to combat gang violence in Haiti.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host a rally next week to mark 100 days since his inauguration.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, according to people with knowledge of the March 20 incident.
A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said confirming Iranian state media reports.
Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.
The White House is seeking roughly $1.5 trillion for defense as part of a fiscal 2027 budget request – a proposal that would boost military spending to its highest point in modern history as the Trump administration wages its war with Iran.
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The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps.
Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage.
Body camera footage capturing the moments before and after Tiger Woods was arrested following a rollover crash in Florida adds new layers to what deputies say led them to conclude he was impaired, while also surfacing new details about his behavior after the crash.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.
Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island buckles under increasing pressure from the Trump administration.