Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed city legislation this week to strengthen protections for people seeking transgender care and surgeries.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, slammed the new House Republicans’ six-month stopgap funding bill, claiming it is a “blank check” for tech billionaire and close President Trump adviser Elon Musk. “I strongly oppose this full-year continuing resolution, which is a power grab for the White House and further...
Vice President Vance’s clout is on the rise, taking on the role of pot stirrer at the White House and on the world stage. His attack dog role was on full display during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when Vance confronted the foreign leader, calling him disrespectful and demanding appreciation for...
House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page, six-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and increase defense funding while seeking cuts for nondefense programs, which is likely to be a main focus of this week's Sunday shows. The bill, released Saturday, would greenlight an increase in defense funding of around $6 billion above fiscal...
Washington, D.C. has one of the highest murder rates in the developed world, and has seen a recent increase in crime, including a stabbing at Safeway and a knife-brandishing hooligan terrorizing grocery clerks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit the White House on Friday as Kyiv and the Trump administration work to finalize an agreement on critical minerals. President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he heard Zelensky was visiting on Friday, "and certainly it's OK with me if he'd like to." Trump a...
Utah is on the verge of becoming the first state to prohibit cities and towns from adding fluoride to their public water supply. The Utah Senate on Friday voted 18-8 to give final approval to HB81, sponsored by state Rep. Stephanie Gricius (R). It now goes to Gov. Spencer Cox for his consideration. If Cox signs...
President Trump on Tuesday directed his Commerce secretary to investigate the need for possible tariffs on copper, the latest industry to potentially be targeted by Trump’s sweeping trade agenda. “Like our steel and aluminum industries, our great American copper industry has been decimated by global actors attacking our domestic production,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said...
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said he is recovering at home after suffering a concussion and “brain bleed” following a fall on the ice during a weekend trip home to North Dakota. “While walking on the hill down to the dock, I stepped on ice and evidently fell hard, hitting the back of my head," Cramer...
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government will convene a hearing Tuesday afternoon looking into the connection between the 14th Amendment and President Trump's recent executive actions seeking to end birthright citizenship. Trump has made curbing illegal immigration a top priority in his administration and his moves to end birthright citizenship for those...
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from suspending the U.S. refugee program, siding with resettlement groups that challenged a Day One order from the president. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead said in his ruling after a hearing Tuesday that President Trump's actions amount to an “effective nullification of congressional will” in setting...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a "You're Hired" campaign to recruit federal workers who are losing their jobs due to the Trump administration's program cuts.
Peter Baker, a leading reporter at The New York Times, blasted President Trump's White House over its decision to take control of the press pool covering the president and ban the Associated Press from key White House spaces. "Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressing President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about his loyalty to the Trump administration and whether he would refuse to carry out "unlawful directives." Warren, who helped establish the CFPB before entering Congress, has railed against efforts by the Trump administration to shutter the agency...
The White House on Tuesday said Cabinet secretaries would have final say over whether employees need to respond to an Elon Musk-inspired memo asking workers to list five accomplishments from the past week. Musk has spurred confusion with his call for federal workers to send their bosses a list of accomplishments, or face termination. But press...
House Republicans advanced their budget resolution to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda on Tuesday, teeing the measure up for a final vote even as GOP opponents of the measure appeared to hold firm. The chamber voted 217-211 along party lines to adopt the rule — which governs debate on legislation — for the House GOP’s budget resolution....
I could discuss risks and benefits in a more sophisticated way if I better understood a patient's risk versus their protection against a given virus or bacteria.
Rudy Giuliani has satisfied his judgment in the Georgia election worker defamation case, court filings from Monday show. The judgment was satisfied on Friday and comes just over a month after the former New York City mayor reached a tentative settlement with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two women he accused of election fraud after...
