Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), an outspoken critic of President Trump, said the president benefited from the conspiracy theories surrounding the case of disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Christie pushed back on the suggestion that it was mostly the people around Trump...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday he believed the public may never know what prompted the attempted assassination of President Trump in Pennsylvania a year ago. “I think we aren't going to know the motive, and I take that at face value. I know a lot of times when we don't get something and we...
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said he supports Democrats’ threats to shut down the government if Republicans proceed with a planned rescissions package, saying his party should use all the leverage they can to prevent cuts to previously approved funding. “I say it's time to stand up for the American people,” Subramanyam said in an interview...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said he supports President Trump’s approach to tariffs on Mexico, even though he acknowledged the tax on imported goods will likely hurt Texans if it takes effect. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Gonzales was asked whether the 30 percent tariff that the Trump administration recently announced on...
The Trump administration has jettisoned this established approach to rescind bedrock legal protections for everyday Americans in the dark of night, with almost no explanation.
The Federal Reserve is maintaining its current policy stance in order to assess the impact of President Trump's protectionist measures on inflation, while also facing political pressure to lower interest rates and risk of fiscal dominance and financial repression.
Hospitals are bracing for the impact from the Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s sweeping spending and tax cut law. While most of the cuts won’t happen immediately, rural facilities in particular say they likely will have to make difficult financial decisions about which services they can afford to keep and which may need to...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said in a Sunday interview that it’s time to “move on” from the controversy surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday," Chris Stirewalt asked about President Trump's defense of the Justice Department's handling of the case, and the calls from some of the president's...
Elon Musk's "America Party" is a far cry from Ross Perot's third-party bid in 1992, as Musk's reliance on government funding, lack of policy substance, and social media antics make him an unlikely candidate for political success.
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said on Sunday he plans to speak soon with President Trump to discuss a path forward as he considers whether to launch a bid for governor in New York. Entering the statewide race would likely pit him against Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who is gearing up to launch her own campaign...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) sharply criticized the administration’s sweeping tariffs, saying the policy approach amounts to “chaos” and is bad for the U.S. economy. “No, not at all,” Beshear said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” when asked whether the people of Kentucky voted for this tariff agenda. “This is, what...
President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said that his words were "taken out of context" when he said that federal immigration agents can detain people "based on their location, their occupation" and "their physical appearance." During an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Homan said that physical appearance "can't be the sole reason to raise reasonable...
