President Donald Trump will see 10 additional appointees confirmed later this month when the Senate approves a nominations package that has grown to nearly 100 names. Democrats on Thursday forced GOP leadership to restart the procedural process for the tranche of lower-level nominees over a rule violation, prompting Republicans to add more names that had […]
President Donald Trump hired a new architect on Thursday to lead the construction of his ambitious White House ballroom project after the previous architect clashed with Trump over its projected size. Shalom Baranes Associates will replace James McCreery II. “As we begin to transition into the next stage of development on the White House Ballroom, […]
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) introduced legislation aimed at taxing the rich on Thursday, despite its slim chance of passing in the House. The progressive policy signal comes as more liberal possible challengers await an opportunity to challenge the more centrist, pro-Israel incumbent. The congressman’s wealthy background contrasts with the legislation. Goldman is one of the […]
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) noted the “quick” swearing in for Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) on Thursday after her own swearing in was paused. “Less than 48 hours after winning… must be nice,” Grijalva wrote on X later. Grijalva won the special election for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District on Sept. 23, in the middle of […]
The Government Accountability Office opened an investigation this week into Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, related to his agency’s criminal referrals of mortgage fraud allegations against President Donald Trump‘s political opponents to the Department of Justice. The independent, nonpartisan watchdog agreed to launch the inquiry in a Monday letter to eight […]
(The Center Square) – Wolfspeed, the silicon carbide power solutions company headquartered in North Carolina, once in line for three-quarters of $1 billion from the Biden administration, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy strengthened by $698.6 million in cash tax refunds from the IRS. The money comes through the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit under Section […]
The bidding process to determine who will take over Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to enter into a third round as Paramount Skydance angles to acquire one of Hollywood’s largest film studios. Paramount is vying with Comcast and Netflix in a bidding process to buy out WBD, a deal that promises to shake up the […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is courting China as a prospective peacemaker in Ukraine after privately voicing concern that the U.S. will “betray” Kyiv. Macron met with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, where he expressed hope that Beijing “will join our call and our efforts to achieve, […]
The Justice Department said Thursday that federal agents arrested a suspect accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees on the eve of Jan. 6 in Washington, acknowledging that the break in the case came from evidence the FBI already possessed during Biden administration. Speaking at a press conference inside the […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) avoided a falling flag during a press conference on Wednesday, providing a similar reaction made by a former United States president shortly after the incident. DeSantis announced over $112 million in grants to various projects aimed at improving Florida’s water supply in Tampa. During his speech, one of the Florida flags […]
