President Donald Trump is expected to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the position in a permanent capacity as soon as Wednesday evening, according to several reports. Blanche has led the Department of Justice in an acting capacity since former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing in April. Blanche also once served as a personal […]
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended the firing of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, telling staff that a breakdown in “trust and mutual respect” left the network with no choice but to part ways with one of its most prominent journalists. “I’m only interested in working in a newsroom built on trust and mutual […]
SpaceX is preparing for the largest stock market debut in history, announcing Wednesday that it planned to raise approximately $75 billion in an initial public offering that would value the company at roughly $1.77 trillion. The space and satellite giant plans to sell 555.6 million shares at an expected price of $135 per share, according […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday making it easier to remove thousands of senior federal employees, prompting backlash from federal worker unions that accused the administration of attempting to politicize the civil service. The order reclassifies roughly 8,000 federal positions into a new category known as “Schedule Policy/Career,” affecting employees with significant policymaking […]
Senate GOP leaders are working to quell Republican angst over the Trump administration’s proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that is threatening to trip up the party’s immigration enforcement bill as it inches toward final passage. Several Republicans still want language inserted into the so-called reconciliation bill to prevent the fund’s creation as President Donald Trump […]
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is “very proud” of the decision to strike Iran, arguing that the resulting war has not derailed the economy and has coincided with record stock market gains. Speaking to reporters, Trump pointed to the market’s resilience despite the military campaign. “I’m very proud of that decision,” Trump said. […]
Key congressional intelligence leaders have yet to speak with President Donald Trump‘s new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, a striking reality as Congress races to reauthorize a key surveillance authority before a June 12 deadline. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he has not met […]
President Donald Trump surprised reporters with a new chart in the Oval Office on Wednesday comparing one of his D.C. renovation projects to other notable American landmarks. The president’s comments came during an unscheduled executive order signing ceremony, his first public appearance in a week, amid heightened tensions regarding ceasefire negotiations with Iran. Shortly into […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes the Russia-Ukraine war “has no military solution” but fears an increase in long-range exchanges could dramatically escalate the violence. Speaking to Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Rubio offered a lengthy assessment of the Russian invasion. He noted specifically that “one thing that […]
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday that she would step down, leaving the position charged with managing Texas’s midterm elections vacant. Nelson’s resignation comes after a slew of high-profile upsets in the May 26 Texas primary runoff elections. Trump-endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton bested incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and progressive stalwart Rep. […]
