House Oversight and Accountability Committee Democrats are looking to force Republicans to advance a review of the Trump administration's use of Signal after discussing a pending airstrike on Houthi targets over the app. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution of inquiry that would require the Trump administration to turn over plans for monitoring officials'...
Nearly a ton of salted butter is being recalled because, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the product is "contaminated with elevated levels of coliform," a bacteria found in animals' digestive tracts and waste.
A group of 180 Democratic lawmakers wrote a Wednesday letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin raising concerns with new policies implemented under the Trump administration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Don Beyer (Va.) all signed on to the write-up in protest...
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday permitted President Trump to fire Democratic appointees serving at two federal independent agencies as the Supreme Court mulls how to handle the administration’s new appeal. Roberts’s administrative stay is not necessarily an indication of how the high court will rule, but it temporarily lifts lower court decisions reinstating the two...
With insurance rates skyrocketing in Texas, members of the state Legislature are debating a potential solution: making it harder for plaintiffs to sue trucking companies. On Wednesday, the Texas House and Senate held simultaneous hearings on Senate Bill 39, which a broad coalition of trucking and delivery companies argue is essential to stem the rise...
The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a threat to the Panama Canal, asserting that Washington along with Panama “will take back” the waterway from Chinese influence. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Hegseth had “maliciously attacked China” with his comments and was sabotaging...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) reiterated Tuesday its plans to walk back proposed cuts to its phone services, saying it would be implementing an "anti-fraud check." “Beginning on April 14, #SocialSecurity will perform an anti-fraud check on all claims filed over the telephone and flag claims that have fraud risk indicators,” SSA posted on social...
The House Select Committee on the CCP and Senate Special Committee on Aging are holding a joint hearing Wednesday afternoon looking at potential risks to American investments in China and Beijing's perceived exploitation of retirees. The hearing comes as a trade war between the U.S. and China was sparked by President Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement last...
A new regional balance of power is taking shape, driven not by American diplomacy or intervention, but by the actions of regional players checking one another.
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is testifying Wednesday afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, alleging Facebook cooperated with the Chinese government against U.S. interests. "I saw Meta executives repeatedly undermine U.S. national security and betray American values," Wynn-Williams said in her written testimony, obtained by The Hill. "They did these things insecret to win favor...
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to intervene so the president can fire Democratic appointees at two independent federal agencies. Trump’s dismissals of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) member Cathy Harris have teed up a new test of presidential power. The administration’s application asks...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to back a Biden-era rule that would expand access to GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, for millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. In a New York Times op-ed, Fetterman appealed to President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel. The upper chamber largely voted along party lines, with 53 in favor and 46 against. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) voted in favor of the nomination. Democrats have largely united to reject Trump’s nominees over his policies seeking to...
