President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a new classification of non-career federal employees called Schedule G workers to help him with his political and policy priorities. Schedule G employees will be non-career workers who will be expected to depart the federal government at the conclusion of the term of the president who […]
EXCLUSIVE — The conservatives tapped by the White House to help bring President Donald Trump’s quest to slash foreign aid and public broadcasting funds to fruition view the moment as something greater than clawing back the $9 billion Congress previously approved. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) considers the weeks of vote-wrangling, centrist complaints, and last-minute deal-cutting as the GOP’s […]
President Donald Trump will not push for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files, as the controversy consumes Congress and his MAGA base. “The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels,” White House press secretary […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took a victory lap on Thursday, signing an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to allow the state greater authority over its own environmental reviews. “We are trying to simplify and enhance our relationships with states so they can assume responsibility for environmental reviews under [the National Environmental Policy Act […]
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is “slapping fannies and killing grannies,” New York City Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said on Fox News on Wednesday. The comment alludes to Cuomo’s past sexual harassment scandal that led to his resignation as governor and his nursing home COVID-19 deaths debacle, which also led to him being […]
EXCLUSIVE — National Republicans have cut an ad for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), marking the GOP’s first entry into a relatively safe 2026 midterm seat, which could turn competitive with a potential challenge from former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. The roughly 30-second spot, first seen by the Washington Examiner, is from the Senate GOP’s campaign arm and touts Sullivan’s support for […]
Northern Virginia business leaders expressed a turnaround in confidence after a rough showing in April, but skepticism remained in the face of tariffs and cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency. In the third quarter Northern Virginia’s Chamber of Commerce and Pinkston Business Leader Survey, business leaders voiced increased optimism about the economy, with 40% […]
Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sent an email Thursday to her former colleagues one day after being fired from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, telling them that “fear is the tool of a tyrant.” “If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain,” she wrote. […]
The Trump administration has made contact with 7,500 unaccompanied minors who were deemed untraceable after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone and were released into the United States, according to the White House. Since the start of the year, the government has reached out to more than 7,500 unaccompanied immigrant children through the Department of […]
WASHINGTON — At the Department of Government Efficiency‘s recommendation, Congress is preparing to pass President Donald Trump‘s $9 billion rescission legislation, which includes large cuts to NPR and PBS. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who said these cuts would be “a real risk” to U.S. safety. At the White […]
