President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state...
Senate Republicans on Monday grew increasingly nervous after President Trump's comments over the weekend that some of his tariffs could be permanent and that things would be “OK” even if the U.S. experienced a short-term recession. Republicans have been on edge for weeks as the Trump administration’s hemming and hawing on tariffs have created instability...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that he is skeptical of cutting a trade deal with the Canadian government, calling it a “socialist regime.” “Can we make a deal with Canada?” Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow asked on his show "Kudlow." “I think it’s really complex,” Lutnick responded. “I mean, this is really complex, because...
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Democratic AGs sue Trump to stop HHS ‘dismantling’ A coalition of 20 attorneys general is suing the Trump administration over what it claims to be the “dismantling” of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the U.S. military to be cut by at least 20 percent, according to a new memo released Monday. In the order, dated May 5, Hegseth also directed senior Pentagon leadership to slash the number of general officers in the National Guard by...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday proposed an alternative to a $1,000 offer from the Trump administration to migrants if they “self-deport” via an app. “Why don’t we make them pay a $5k fine, go through a background check and give them a work visa for a few years, renewable with good behavior,” Gallego said...
Senate Democrats are raising the alarm over the proposed change to the definition of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A group, including Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff (Calif.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to express concern over the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would loosen federal...
🔵 Plus: Dems debate impeachment, future leaders {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP ON MONDAY drew new battle lines on trade, immigration and crime as he outlined a series of surprising new proposals that resonated from Washington to Hollywood and provoked fresh debate about his powers. Over a head-spinning 48 hours, Trump said he’d reopen Alcatraz, slap...
President Trump on Monday met in the Oval Office with an American ballerina who was released from a Russian prison earlier this year as part of an exchange. Trump spoke with Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national who was detained last year on treason charges. The White House posted footage of the meeting, which was...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Politico Magazine article published Monday that the king of Jordan “cut us off” regarding a pledge to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children. Two months ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan pledged to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, but Kennedy...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that fellow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) would be a potent candidate to lead the Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Jeffries stopped short of endorsing Ocasio-Cortez for the seat, saying there would be a number of highly qualified Democrats who would seek...
