In today’s issue: The White House triggered a national eruption of panic over the future of federal loans and grants Tuesday, followed by a federal judge’s injunction ordering a halt until Feb. 3 to provide more time to sort out the resulting mess. The lessons for the new administration were many. Answers and clarity were...
President Trump said Tuesday that he “asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to ‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space.” “I have just asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to 'go get' the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration,” Trump said in a...
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order to boost school choice programs by freeing up federal government spending towards it, a White House official confirmed. CBS first reported on the expected order, which Trump is expected to sign on Wednesday. The order would direct the Department of Education to prioritize the usage of...
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts, you know [the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)] better than anyone, how does this end?” NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Mulvaney...
The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a new report found. The study, released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution, found that human-caused climate change increased the chances of hot, dry and windy conditions in the area, which caused the fires to worsen. The report highlighted how wildfires, typically part of a...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, several news outlets report. The Trump administration is also aiming to get Milley demoted in retirement. Hegseth is expected to direct the...
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.V.) said President Trump just needs “a little time” as concern and shock spread due to the executive actions he's taken during the first few days of his second term. In an interview with NBC News, Justice defended Trump’s decision to pause the disbursement of federal loans and grants, despite the widespread...
President Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order meant to broadly restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender children and teenagers younger than 19, inching closer to fulfilling a key campaign promise to ban treatments that he and his administration have cast as experimental and dangerous, in conflict with major medical associations and transgender...
Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, won the Republican primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district's U.S. House seat in April, according to Decision Desk HQ. Patronis is running to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress. The congressional district...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is launching a public affairs firm with several of his political allies following his departure from Congress. Watchtower Strategy will be a “full-service public affairs firm” that specializes in strategy, advocacy and strategic communications, the group said in a release Tuesday. McCarthy will be joined at the firm by former...
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) won the Republican primary in the state’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district's U.S. House seat in April, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fine is running to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who vacated the seat to...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday decried immigration raids in schools and hospitals. “We don't want people targeting schools or churches or hospitals,” Johnston told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” “We think it fundamentally infringes on the public safety of a city if you can't go to the hospital and feel secure there or...
