President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on Senate Republicans to cancel part of their August recess, this time urging embattled GOP senators to stay in Washington until they pass a bill to reform rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes. The measure has been bogged down in the Senate, and the disagreement over...
Rep. Chuck Edwards's (R-N.C.) spokesman Paul Shumaker slammed the House Ethics Committee panel that cited him for inappropriate behavior following Edwards dropping his reelection bid for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. In an appearance on PBS’s “State Lines,” Shumaker called out his issues with the House Ethics report that resulted in Edwards’s drop from the...
A federal judge in Alabama denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) bid to dismiss a case brought by the Trump administration on the grounds it amounted to a vindictive prosecution, finding the civil rights nonprofit did not meet the bar to demonstrate the Justice Department was motivated by animus in bringing the case. Throughout...
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are requesting more information from the Trump administration about its plans to install disclaimers outside of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.) — the chair and ranking member, respectively, on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Friday to unify under the party's candidates, highlighting the growing division between establishment and progressive members amid the current wave of primaries. Clinton told journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher that, with Democratic candidates like Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed winning their races by slim margins, the party should...
President Trump on Friday announced a slate of deals and investments that aim to bolster mining, something the administration has said will boost the economy and secure supply chains. Trump said during a mining roundtable that the Defense Department would sign a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Sila Nanotechnologies to build a battery facility in...
Former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews said Vice President Vance does not have the charisma that President Trump has following an incident where Vance fat-shamed a conservative pundit. Matthews, in an appearance on CNN’s "NewsNight" on Friday, discussed a post on the social platform X from Vance that weighed in on an ongoing debate about...
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has faced significant scrutiny for its handling of disasters and funding under the Trump administration. The Senate approved the nomination of Cameron Hamilton to lead the agency as part of a larger slate of 74 nominations confirmed together as a...
President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the State Department centered on the mining industry. “The mining industry has never had a greater champion than President Trump," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement. “His unprecedented support has driven record investment, streamlined permitting, and delivered real results for American workers,...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most hemp-derived products to take effect in November. In a Friday letter, Oz noted he had “grave concerns” about the amendment from Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.),...
The Senate on Friday passed a long-sought bipartisan bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and the top five buyers of Russian oil, along with extending existing sanctions on Iran. That measure was a major legislative goal of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly earlier this month. The vote was 86-11....
President Donald Trump faces declining public approval and criticism from both parties as a long-running war with Iran reaches a stalemate despite his initial claims of quick victory.
The Senate is gearing up for a busy day of votes on Friday as lawmakers try to clear its legislative to-do list before leaving Washington for the August recess. The chamber is expected to take up a series of nominations, including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to formally lead the Justice Department. Blanche’s nomination...
Michigan health officials eased the state's guidance on lettuce consumption on Thursday amid declining numbers of cyclosporiasis cases. State residents are now advised to follow “routine guidance” when consuming produce, following earlier “broad, precautionary recommendations” against the purchase and consumption of bagged salad mixes during the height of the outbreak. The state has reported 12,485...
