A federal judge declined to direct the Trump administration to reinstate funding for refugee resettlement programs after Catholic bishops challenged the freeze, but signaled he might do so in the future. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, appointed by President Trump during his first term, said he would not grant the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who stepped down from leadership last year, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection when his term ends in 2026. McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in the upper chamber in U.S. history, announced nearly a year ago that he would serve out the entirety of his seventh term. He picked...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.-- Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine War on Thursday as the president ramps up his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “What makes [Trump] such an effective negotiator, I’ve seen this in private, is that he doesn’t take anything off of the table,” Vance said during remarks...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would vote against the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as the FBI director, citing a string of political comments that call into question his ability to apolitically lead the bureau. Collins noted recent actions at the Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI, from prosecutors resigning after facing pressure on...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday will announce that he is not seeking reelection in 2026, bringing an end to the longest-serving Senate leader’s political career. “Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell will say, according to prepared remarks. “Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Vice President Vance received a standing ovation for his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday over remarks he delivered last week at the Munich Security Conference. “I will take a standing ovation for a speech I already gave,” Vance quipped to the crowd of cheering attendees. “Glad...
President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine pulled out of a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday, amid escalating tensions with the White House. Zelensky welcomed retired Gen. Keith Kellogg to the Ukrainian presidential palace for a meeting, but the two would not hold a press conference, the Ukrainian president’s...
A group of eight House Republicans in the Congressional Hispanic Conference sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on the chamber’s budget resolution that outlines sweeping cuts as part of advancing President Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda, adding to the complexity of getting enough support in the slim GOP majority to advance it on...
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say President Trump has not done enough to try and lower costs for everyday goods, according to a new poll released Thursday. In the CNN poll, conducted by SRSS at the end of Trump’s fourth week in office, 62 percent of respondents say the president has “not gone far enough” in...
President Trump is considering imposing a 25 percent tariff on international lumber and wood products, looking to add another item to an expanding list of products under duties. "I'm going to be announcing tariffs on cars and semiconductors and chips and pharmaceuticals, drugs and pharmaceuticals and lumber, probably, and some other things over the next...
The Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) work to overhaul the federal workforce and cut down government spending have many on edge, according to a new survey. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Thursday, shows that many Americans, 58 percent, are worried that programs like student financial aid and Social Security payments could face delays. Another 29...
President Trump’s approval rating appears to be underwater as many suggest he may be overstepping his authority, according to a new survey. The CNN poll, released Thursday and conducted by SSRS, shows that while 47 percent of adults in the U.S. say they approve of Trump's moves since returning to the Oval Office a month...
