White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief journalists Thursday morning as concerns over the economy mount following President Trump's sweeping tariffs and executive orders since returning to the Oval Office just over 100 days ago. During a town hall event with NewsNation on Wednesday evening that featured a call from Trump, the president asked...
Why is it permissible to punish Bob Jones University for discriminating against Black students but not Harvard University for discriminating against Jewish students?
Putin's proposed three-day ceasefire is a farce intended to protect Moscow from Ukrainian attacks during Victory Day Parade, while Ukraine continues to suffer from Russian drone and missile strikes.
In today’s issue: President Trump is pleading with Americans for more time to prove the U.S. economy’s moribund performance since January is the work of his predecessor. “Things are happening that are amazing, but I would not say it if it weren’t fact,” the president assured members of his Cabinet on Wednesday during a two-hour...
After President Trump’s first nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to gain traction with Senate Republicans, he turned to Susan Monarez, a career federal health official who has been leading the agency in an acting capacity since January. Former colleagues told The Hill that Monarez is an effective leader...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed confidence Wednesday that his efforts to slash the federal budget and workforce will carry on even after he leaves the White House. “Is Buddha needed for Buddhism?” Musk quipped during a Wednesday briefing at the White House when asked who will fill his void when he leaves the administration. Speaking...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that he has slept over at the White House, sharing that he has enjoyed late night ice cream that President Trump recommended he indulge in. “Sometimes I stay at the White House,” Musk told a small group of reporters at a briefing Wednesday. When asked where he sleeps, he responded,...
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has referred dozens of alleged cases of voter fraud to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution, one of his staff said Wednesday. Antonio Gracias, a long time Musk ally who is working for DOGE in the Social Security Administration, said the cost-cutting panel had identified 57 resident...
Large majorities of Americans, including Republicans, oppose federal funding cuts to Medicaid, according to a new poll from health policy research group KFF. The results are yet another warning sign for congressional Republicans eyeing steep cuts to the program to pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, including an extension of his 2017 tax cuts, other...
Elon Musk admitted Wednesday that his first 100 days in the White House were “intense,” as he stood up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and attempted to slash trillions of dollars in government spending. The tech billionaire told a small group of reporters in a briefing that he spent almost seven days a week at...
Former Vice President Harris slammed the Trump administration in a speech Wednesday night at a Democratic women’s group gala, accusing it of “the wholesale abandonment” of “America’s highest ideals." “Now I know tonight’s event happens to coincide with the 100 days after the inauguration, and I’ll leave it to others to give a full accounting...
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced legislation to back a series of President Trump’s immigration priorities, raising fees on those seeking refuge in the United States while boosting resources to detain and deport a record number of migrants. The measure advanced by the House Judiciary Committee includes funding to support the removal of 1 million migrants...
President Trump on Wednesday called in to NewsNation for a town hall program marking the first 100-day milestone of his second term in the Oval Office. Rounding out a media blitz to celebrate the benchmark, Trump brushed off concerns about his polling and policies as he talked with moderators Chris Cuomo, Bill O’Reilly and...
