President Trump insisted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and close Trump adviser Elon Musk have a "great relationship" following an explosive report that the two clashed during a contentious Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The secretary of state and tech billionaire reportedly got into a heated argument about workforce cuts, with Musk telling Rubio that...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has hampered immigration enforcement efforts, multiple outlets reported. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered in an internal directive, first reported by Bloomberg Government last month, that every...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose new demands and limit Tehran’s military capabilities. “Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren’t aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their...
China hit the U.S. back with retaliatory tariffs across the board over President Trump’s enforcement of tariffs on Chinese goods that went into effect on Tuesday. China’s Ministry of Finance announced the countermeasures, imposing a 15 percent tariff on liquefied natural gas and coal. China also said it would slap a 10 percent tariff on...
Canadian Member of Parliament Charlie Angus criticized President Trump over his calls to make Canada the 51st state of America, calling the U.S. president “a liar.” Angus joined CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Monday, just days after Trump signed an executive order that would place a 25 percent tariff on Canada. In remarks from the Oval...
Vice President Vance will travel to Europe next week for his first foreign trip since the inauguration, a VP spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Vance will travel to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in France and the Munich Security Conference in Germany, The Washington Post first reported. The AI Action Summit, which runs February 10...
The Treasury Department was sued by a coalition of groups over the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) officials receiving access to the federal payment system for the federal government. The suit was filed by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees and...
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) blocked a resolution in the Senate that supported the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the agency undergoes turmoil via the Trump administration. Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) asked unanimous consent that the Senate agree to a resolution that affirmed USAID’s role in protecting the United States’ national security. Coons...
Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) criticized the Trump administration’s moves at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), saying it was an “egregious abuse of executive authority.” Dent joined CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday, where he weighed in on the changes to the agency, which has essentially shut down in the last several days by tech billionaire...
The Senate on Monday teed up a final vote on Pam Bondi's nomination to lead the Justice Department. The chamber voted 52-46 to limit debate. Absent an agreement with Democrats, that puts a final confirmation vote in the early hours of Wednesday. Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who also worked on Trump’s team to...
Peter Navarro, a senior trade aide to President Trump, said those who are critical of the president’s tariffs are “dishonoring” the people who have died from fentanyl overdose. Navarro joined Fox News on Monday, where he was asked to weigh in on the tariffs placed on Canada, Mexico and China as Americans grow increasingly concerned...
