Waltz faces a ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing for UN ambassador
WASHINGTON -- Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in... Read More.
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Freewheeling Trump veers off on tangents at Faith Office luncheon
WASHINGTON -- It was the first White House Faith Office summit with business leaders, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from using expletives... Read More.
Trump’s effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over... Read More.
Senate looks to formalize cuts to public broadcast, USAID by week’s end
(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of... Read More.
States sue Trump administration over $6 billion+ education funding pause
(WASHINGTON) -- About two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in... Read More.
Joe Biden says he made clemency and pardon decisions at end of presidency, defends use of autopen
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency... Read More.
White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus
(WASHINGTON) -- National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Read More.
Rubio meets with Chinese foreign minister
(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday after his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that their talks were... Read More.
More than 1,300 State Department employees to receive layoff notifications
(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments, according... Read More.
Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams face calls to unite behind 1 NYC mayoral candidate — though neither appears willing to drop out
(NEW YORK) -- Just weeks after New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the primary, other candidates set to be on... Read More.
Schools brace for wave of parents seeking opt-outs after Supreme Court ruling
(WASHINGTON) -- When public school teachers return to classrooms this fall, they will confront a new legal landscape that has given parents expanded veto... Read More.
Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he’s heaped on other governors
(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump travels to Texas on Friday amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the devastating floods, as well... Read More.
