I know from years of firsthand experience that it will take both sides, political appointees and career civil servants, working collaboratively together to make this work.
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats, who bashed the "outrageous" move as several Republicans bucked their party’s leadership. Nine Republicans — led by...
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leaders on Tuesday over their effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents — thwarting other party priorities in the process and dealing an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The revolt escalates the battle over proxy voting into a full-blown legislative...
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday called President Trump “the one person who’s standing in the way of a great economy.” “His wrath has made investors so downcast and so negative that people have just given up,” Cramer said on “Mad Money” of Trump in comments highlighted by Mediaite. “They want nothing to do with stocks,...
Melania Trump is extolling the power of harnessing "love as a source of strength during challenging times," as she honored eight women with awards for their bravery. "Love has inspired me to embrace forgiveness, nurture empathy and exhibit bravery in the face of unforeseen obstacles," the first lady said Tuesday while delivering remarks at the...
Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for its handling of classified information, with Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the lack of standards and the potential for national security risks.
The opportunity to salvage our nation’s rule of law and commitment to human rights is there for every U.S. senator to take. For the good of our country and world, we must hope — and demand — they do.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak to reporters Tuesday afternoon, a day before President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China and certain product imports, are set to take place. The president has dubbed April 2 as "liberation day," vowing to also levy reciprocal tariffs on countries that target the U.S. Though he has...
The European Union (EU) is prepared to retaliate against President Trump’s existing and upcoming tariffs, although the trade bloc is open to negotiations with Washington, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In a Tuesday speech, von der Leyen said that Europe “did not start this confrontation,” that the EU does not “necessarily...
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), a prominent Senate Republican moderate, says President Trump is right to scrutinize her state's law that "allows biological males to play in girls’ sports," calling the law contrary to the “spirit and intent” of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools. “I believe that the State of Maine is under...
Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday instructed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who stands accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi said in...
The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced on TikTok she is ditching graduate school due to what she says is a lack of support for the right to protest at higher education institutions. "I applied for one school. I kind of had my heart set on it. I am not going to...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated the layoffs that will impact roughly 10,000 of its employees as part of the reorganization announced last week, with staffers receiving emails Tuesday morning of their dismissal. Sources within the agency told The Associated Press at least four directors of the 27 institutes in the...
