President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday commanding people to provide proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections and requiring all ballots be received by Election Day. The order, named “PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS,” requires the Election Assistance Commission to ask citizens for government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship […]

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 […]