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Senate confirms 74 Trump nominees: Here are 5 notable ones

The Senate confirmed dozens of President Trump’s nominees on Friday, the final day of session before the upper chamber of Congress broke for August recess. In a single 51-47 vote, senators voted to confirm a group of 74 executive nominees.  The vote fell along party lines, with GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wy.) and Mitch McConnell...

Trump restarts effort to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump is reportedly renewing his effort to boot Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite the Supreme Court thwarting his earlier attempt in June. A letter from White House presidential aide Dan Scavino, dated Wednesday, said the president was “considering” removing her, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The...

Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office’s investigations. © AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster...

Alito to WSJ: ‘Obviously I’m here for another term’ 

Justice Samuel Alito shut down any notion he’s planning to imminently retire from the Supreme Court in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday.  It marks the justice’s first known comments on his future plans since NPR erroneously reported that the conservative jurist had announced his retirement on the final opinion day of...

Trump urges GOP to keep Senate in session until college sports bill passes

President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on Senate Republicans to cancel part of their August recess, this time urging embattled GOP senators to stay in Washington until they pass a bill to reform rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes. The measure has been bogged down in the Senate, and the disagreement over...

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has security clearance revoked over Air Force One disclosure

The Department of War revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility to access classified information and hold sensitive positions.

The DSA’s dangerous takeover: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2026

The DSAers couldn’t have entered the Democratic Party without being invited. Upon entry, they are quickly taking over the paraty and trying to kill...

The Allegedly Awful Jobs Report

Our sense of what counts as a bad or good jobs report hasn’t kept up with population trends.

What Do We Want Congress to Do?

Before deciding whether to change the filibuster, we should decide what we actually want Congress to do.

Trump’s Latest Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism Orders Narrow the Dispute

There’s no guarantee that Trump’s latest birthright citizenship orders will stand up in court, but they reflect a more serious effort to work within...

Judge won’t shut down Trump Justice Department prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center

The Justice Department can move forward with its criminal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, the federal judge overseeing the case ruled, rejecting the SPLC's claim that it is the victim of an illegal and vindictive prosecution.

Senate confirms package of 74 Trump nominees: ‘Best confirmation track record in a quarter century’

The Senate confirmed 74 nominees to the Trump administration on Friday, clearing 95% of the civilian nominees pending floor consideration at a historically fast pace.

Spokesman for Chuck Edwards blasts Ethics panel, report: ‘Not driven by due process’

Rep. Chuck Edwards's (R-N.C.) spokesman Paul Shumaker slammed the House Ethics Committee panel that cited him for inappropriate behavior following Edwards dropping his reelection bid for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.  In an appearance on PBS’s “State Lines,” Shumaker called out his issues with the House Ethics report that resulted in Edwards’s drop from the...

Judge rejects SPLC bid to dismiss case as ‘vindictive’ prosecution

A federal judge in Alabama denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) bid to dismiss a case brought by the Trump administration on the grounds it amounted to a vindictive prosecution, finding the civil rights nonprofit did not meet the bar to demonstrate the Justice Department was motivated by animus in bringing the case. Throughout...

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