Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as he seeks to defend the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal health agencies accused of systemic corruption. SCHUMER CALLS ON TRUMP TO FIRE RFK JR. AFTER CDC SHAKE-UP AND VACCINE FALLOUT Kennedy will deliver testimony on President Donald Trump’s health […]
President Donald Trump is turning to the Supreme Court to clarify his tariff power quickly. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump cited to issue his “Liberation Day” tariffs and tariffs aimed at Canada, Mexico, and China, does not grant the president […]
President Donald Trump remained optimistic about a peace deal to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war in a Wednesday night interview, though he conceded that Moscow and Kyiv are “not ready” for peace yet. After reaching a peak of optimism last month, Trump’s efforts to conclude the war in Ukraine have once again hit an impasse over […]
President Donald Trump’s hope to funnel federal funds to “beautify” the nation’s capital with new streets, infrastructure, and crime prevention efforts is facing resistance from conservatives in Congress who are concerned about the national debt. Budget hawks are offering tepid support for the $2 billion price tag for a liberal town they frequently criticize as […]
The House Oversight Committee will mark up a GOP-led bill next week that would expand President Donald Trump‘s power over the criminal justice system in Washington by removing the D.C. attorney general and making the office federally appointed. The bill, introduced on Thursday by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX), would give the president the power to […]
As Republicans embark on their monthlong sprint to meet the September deadline to avoid a government shutdown, GOP lawmakers are looking to give President Donald Trump another opportunity to rebrand a long-standing government institution in patented, Trumpian fashion. Congress is expected to vote this week on one of its 12 appropriations bills to fund the […]
In the wake of the Minneapolis school shooting, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is pushing for more gun control legislation in Minnesota, although the state recently enacted a slate of firearm reform laws. This week, Walz said he will call a special session for the closely divided Minnesota legislature to vote on a “very comprehensive” gun […]
Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue. A panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 […]
Federal grand juries in the nation’s capital have refused to indict suspects in at least seven cases tied to President Donald Trump’s federal crime crackdown, including individuals accused of threatening to assassinate the president and assaulting law enforcement officers. The string of refusals has raised concerns among legal experts and United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro about whether Washington jurors are […]
A Chicago Democrat is bucking his political party’s trend of rejecting President Donald Trump’s suggestion to deploy federal troops to his city to fight violent crime. Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his […]
