President Trump on Friday criticized the United Kingdom's energy policy, pushing the British government to do away with “costly and unsightly” windmills and drill for more oil in the North Sea. “Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out well for all. I strongly recommend to them, however, that in order to get... ... Read full Story
Vice President Vance waded into the tug-of-war between the courts and executive branch in an interview published earlier this week, warning that the courts should pull back or risk stepping on the will of the American people. In a conversation about immigration enforcement with The New York Times's "Interesting Times" podcast, Vance said two principles... ... Read full Story
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem welcomed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the department for sending migrants to Guantánamo Bay. “Suck it,” Noem wrote Thursday night in a post on the social platform X. She attached a copy of the court filing confirming the 10 migrants who brought the lawsuit have dismissed... ... Read full Story
An internal House Republican memo shared with Fox News Digital highlights the key Republican accomplishments included in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which clocks in at 1,118 pages. ... Read full Story
President Trump announced Friday that Ukraine and Russia were conducting a major prisoner swap, one of the largest of the war, following direct negotiations held in Turkey last week. In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump said the swap would go into effect shortly, and congratulated both sides. Trump suggested it... ... Read full Story
President Trump hosted a swanky dinner in the DC-area for the biggest investors of his meme coin, telling them "The Biden administration persecuted crypto innovators." ... Read full Story
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its certification to admit foreign students, an escalation of its fight with the institution and an effort to hit its wallet. Harvard President Alan Garber announced the suit in a letter to the Harvard community. “Without its international... ... Read full Story
President Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on the European Union (EU) starting next month, arguing the 27-member bloc has been uncooperative and that negotiations have gone nowhere. “The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Friday threatened to hit Apple with 25 percent tariffs if he does not move the company’s manufacturing to the U.S. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United... ... Read full Story
China heavily criticized the Trump administration's decision Thursday to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students and vowed that Beijing will protect the rights of its students studying overseas. “China-U.S. education cooperation benefits both sides. China opposes politicizing education cooperation. What the U.S. seeks to do will undoubtedly hurt its own image and reputation in... ... Read full Story
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said the U.S. should be “more fearful of white men" amid threats from domestic terrorism in 2018. She recently came under attack for walking away from reporters asking her to condemn the shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees. ... Read full Story
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said the U.S. should be “more fearful of white men" amid threats from domestic terrorism in 2018. She recently came under attack for walking away from reporters asking her to condemn the shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees. ... Read full Story
On the menu: GOP sours on revoking birthright citizenship; Harris takes heat in California about Biden; Don Jr. floats MAGA dynasty; Corpus Kristi; Kid lit, indeed When it comes to Democrats winning the House of Representatives and maybe, maybe the Senate next year, Republicans are certainly playing their part. Jamming through big, unpopular legislation? Check.... ... Read full Story
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem emphasized that the Trump administration's recent ban on Harvard University enrolling international students should serve as a “warning” to other universities around the country. Noem, who ordered DHS to take Harvard off the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification on Thursday, was asked on Fox News... ... Read full Story
President Trump has turned Oval Office meetings with foreign leaders into diplomatic thrill rides, which at times have crashed, a la Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and at other times have been surprisingly smooth sailing. Photo sprays these days — once brief bursts of cameras and questions before reporters were ushered out — have under Trump... ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is:
limn \LIM\ verb
Limn is a formal verb most often used especially in literary contexts to mean "to describe or portray," as in "a novel that limns the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana." It can also mean "to outline in clear sharp detail," as in "a tree limned by moonlight," and "to draw or paint on a surface," as in "limning a portrait."
// The documentary limns the community's decades-long transformation.
// We admired every detail of the portrait, gracefully limned by the artist's brush.
"... the story of Ronald Reagan's jelly beans is not simply about his love of a cute candy. It speaks to how he weaned himself from tobacco, judged people's character, and deflected scrutiny. It limns the role of the sugar industry and food marketing. And it demonstrates how food can be a powerful communications tool. Reagan's jelly beans sent a message to voters: 'I like the same food you do, so vote for me.'" — Alex Prud’homme, Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House, 2023
Did you know?
Limn is a word with lustrous origins, tracing ultimately to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning "to illuminate." Its use in English dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was used for the action of illuminating (that is, decorating) medieval manuscripts with gold, silver, or brilliant colors. William Shakespeare extended the term to painting in his poem "Venus and Adonis": "Look when a painter would surpass the life / In limning out a well-proportioned steed …" Over time, limn gained a sense synonymous with delineate meaning "to outline in clear sharp detail" before broadening further to mean "to describe or portray." Such limning is often accomplished by words, but not always: actors are often said to limn their characters through their portrayals, while musicians (or their instruments) may limn emotions with the sounds they make.