President Donald Trump suggested that the heads of federal agencies would pick up where the Department of Government Efficiency leaves off when Elon Musk steps down from the bureaucracy-slashing initiative. As he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump responded to questions about how long Musk would lead DOGE and whether […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese military announced large-scale drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Tuesday that include an aircraft carrier battle group, as it again warned the self-ruled island democracy against seeking formal independence. The joint exercises involve navy, air ground and rocket forces and are meant to be a “severe warning and […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are holding a press conference on Social Security at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Axios learned Monday that Senate Democrats are set to launch a Social Security war room on Tuesday. Today’s press conference will likely include the announcement. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WHO IS IN […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP leadership are holding a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Wednesday. The press conference is expected to begin at 10 a.m. Lawmakers are expected to address the tariffs coming on April 2, which Trump has described as “Liberation Day,” as well as […]
A Cornell University doctoral student announced on Monday he was leaving the United States weeks after his student visa was revoked. Momodou Taal, 31, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to reverse his immigration status and avoid turning himself in to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the agency requested with the March 21 deadline. […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. Dan “Razin'” Caine will head to Capitol Hill this morning to testify at his confirmation hearing at 9:30 a.m. He’ll appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Trump fired his predecessor C.Q. Brown in February. After the firing, he said Brown […]
The Trump administration is being sued over President Donald Trump’s move to strip collective bargaining rights from a host of federal government employee unions. The president announced last week that hundreds of thousands of workers would no longer enjoy collective bargaining through their union, stepping up his battle with the federal workforce. But the unions […]
MADISON, Wisconsin — The two candidates in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race made their closing arguments to supporters in an election that has shattered spending records and turned a state court contest into a battle over national politics. Both camps seemed outwardly confident heading into Tuesday’s toss-up election. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk put their […]
President Donald Trump‘s long-awaited “Liberation Day” is already shaking up the global economy as the world prepares for his latest round of tariffs on Wednesday. The administration has not yet finalized the exact details of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, but financial markets are closely following his comments. Stocks in Japan and Germany, among other foreign nations, […]
The Department of Justice announced Monday it planned to withdraw a lawsuit it brought during the Biden administration challenging Georgia’s sweeping election reform bill, marking the strongest shift yet away from the Biden DOJ’s election-related legal activity. The DOJ’s move to end the litigation in Georgia came after it also terminated election lawsuits in Virginia, […]
