President Donald Trump’s nominees for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday evening largely along partisan lines, marking a pivotal moment for the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda to reform federal health agencies. The Senate voted on party lines, 53-47, for Dr. […]

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is facing a censure resolution for comments she made about Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), nicknaming him “Gov. Hot Wheels.” The comment drew widespread criticism from Republicans who called her comment discriminatory, as Abbott uses a wheelchair. Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) is introducing the censure resolution this week, his office told the […]

A watchdog group sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top Trump administration officials on Tuesday, alleging they violated federal record-keeping laws by using the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss alleged U.S. “war plans” after a journalist was accidentally added to their chat. The lawsuit from American Oversight seeks a court ruling that Hegseth […]

A bipartisan bill to codify proxy voting for new parents in the House rules is shaping up to be an ugly fight between rank-and-file Republicans and GOP leaders, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is warning leadership that she isn’t afraid to play “hardball.” Voting by proxy, or allowing another person to cast a vote […]