Through a practice known as “official time,” union agents can draw a government salary even when they are off lobbying Congress, or spending 100 percent of their time working for a labor union.
Former White House aide and current political pundit Alyssa Farah Griffin said tech billionaire Elon Musk has the power to derail President Trump’s domestic agenda with his threats to primary Republicans who support the "big, beautiful" spending package. “Elon Musk basically could tank Donald Trump's entire legislative agenda,” Farah Griffin, a co-host on ABC's "The...
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee shot down an attempt by the panel's Democrats to subpoena Elon Musk, seeking answers about his short stint in the Trump administration. The surprise move from Democrats to compel Musk to testify before the panel sought to examine government service that, while brief, was impactful and marred by controversy....
On June 14, President Trump will host a military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which will include 6,700 troops and 150 vehicles, and will cost up to $45 million.
Former first lady Michelle Obama is opening up about her eldest daughter Malia's decision to drop her famous last name on her first film project. "It is very important for my kids to feel like they've earned what they are getting in the world," the former first lady said of her daughters with former President...
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from suspending operations at Job Corps centers across the country. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter, an appointee of former President Obama, temporarily halted the government from taking further steps to eliminate the program, which offers free education and vocational training in addition to housing for disadvantaged...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is using President Trump’s legislative agenda to “secretly explode” the Pentagon’s budget by adding $150 billion in military spending onto the national debt. “This bill is going to spend $300 billion in the first two years … $300 billion on military and border,” Paul, a critic...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said late Wednesday that President Trump’s revived travel ban is meant to “distract” the nation from what he described as “super unpopular” aspects of the massive GOP policy package working its way through Congress. During an interview on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” the Senate Democrat said that the “One...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday endorsed socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race just days before early voting kicks off. “Assemblymember Mamdani has demonstrated a real ability on the ground to put together a coalition of working-class New Yorkers that is strongest to lead the pack,” Ocasio-Cortez told The New...
