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As the clock ticks for TikTok, here’s who wants to buy it by April 5

There are only a few days left for TikTok to find a new owner before Saturday, when the social media platform is set to get banned for the second time this year in the United States.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in the White House to give TikTok […]

Derrick Van Orden suspects liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court could drive him out of office

After Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect Susan Crawford’s decisive win in her race against former state Attorney General Brad Schimel, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) believes he may lose his job. Van Orden said he believes he and Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) could lose their House races if the state Supreme Court, which maintained its liberal […]

Democrats threaten to sue Abbott for delaying Texas special election: ‘Don’t be a wuss’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Wednesday that Democrats are “very likely” to file a lawsuit after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) failed to call a special election for a vacant House seat. Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died on March 5 at age 70 after just two months in office. Abbott has yet to announce […]

Trump reassures deficit-skittish Republicans at White House meeting

Senate budget hawks left a meeting at the White House more open to voting for a blueprint that unlocks President Donald Trump’s agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) brought members of the Senate Budget Committee to the White House on Wednesday, giving Trump a chance to assure fiscal conservatives, many of whom sit on […]

Trump administration offers federal workers second chance to resign — or risk being fired

Various federal agencies have renewed deferred resignation offers for employees as the Trump administration eyes further cuts to the federal workforce. The initial “fork in the road” deferred resignation program offered during the first weeks of the Trump administration allowed most federal employees to resign from their positions and still earn pay and benefits through […]

Senate GOP releases Trump agenda blueprint with spending fight unresolved

The Senate Budget Committee released a blueprint to unlock President Donald Trump’s agenda on Wednesday that sidesteps the biggest question facing congressional Republicans: how to pay for it. The blueprint, to receive a Senate vote later this week, largely aligns the party on strategy. It sweeps Trump’s priorities on tax reform, the border, and energy […]

Klobuchar and Cruz clash at hearing over judicial injunctions

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) complained about Sen. Ted Cruz (D-TX) interrupting her during a Wednesday hearing when he tried to engage her in a debate over universal injunctions. At the time of the hearing, the Trump administration had received two-thirds of all universal injunctions issued over the past 25 years. While President Donald Trump is […]

Democratic freshmen senators hold up some Trump nominees

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) are blocking several of President Donald Trump’s nominees from being confirmed in the Senate. The two freshman senators have blocked Ed Martin, Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and nominees for top Department of Veterans’ Affairs leadership positions by invoking a hold — […]

Hunter Biden agrees to disbarment for felony conviction

Hunter Biden, former President Joe Biden‘s son, agreed Tuesday to be disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., following his federal felony conviction, court records revealed. The D.C. Court of Appeals noted in a filing that Biden submitted a sealed affidavit consenting to disbarment. He has been suspended from practicing law in the District since […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds press conference as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs roll out

President Donald Trump is holding a “Make America Wealthy Again” event, during which he is expected to announce and reveal further details surrounding his “Liberation Day” tariffs that will roll out Wednesday. The event is in the White House Rose Garden and will start at 4 p.m. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ‘LIBERATION DAY’ AS TRUMP PREPARES TO TARIFF THE WORLD The […]
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